Functional mapping of thalamic nuclei and their integration into cortico-striatal-thalamo-cortical loops via ultra-high resolution imaging-from animal anatomy to in vivo imaging in humans

Frontiers in Neuroscience

Volumn , Issue 7 MAY, 2013, Pages

  Metzger, Coraline D ^a,b   Van der Werf, Ysbrand D ^c,d   Walter, Martin ^a,b  

^a OTTO VON GUERICKE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR NEUROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

^c NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR NEUROSCIENCE   (Netherlands)

^d VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Functional brain networks; High resolution imaging; Thalamo cortical circuits; Thalamus; Ultra high field fMRI

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; ATTENTION; BRAIN; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN FUNCTION; COGNITION; EMOTION; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGING SYSTEM; IN VIVO STUDY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTRALAMINAR CENTROMEDIAN; MEMORY; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PARAFASCICULAR THALAMIC COMPLEX; REVIEW; THALAMOCORTICAL TRACT; THALAMUS; THALAMUS DORSOMEDIAL NUCLEUS; THALAMUS NUCLEUS; ULTRA HIGH RESOLUTION IMAGING;

EID: 84878850894     PISSN: 16624548     EISSN: 1662453X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2013.00024     Document Type: Review

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