The evolution of the dorsal thalamus in mammals

Evolution of Nervous Systems

Volumn 3, Issue , 2007, Pages 499-516

  Kaas, J H ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Lateral geniculate nucleus; Medial geniculate; Primates; Pulvinar; Ventroposterior nucleus

Indexed keywords

EID: 84882918679     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B0-12-370878-8/00089-6     Document Type: Chapter

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