New insights in the limbic modulation of visual inputs: The role of the inferior longitudinal fasciculus and the Li-Am bundle

Neurosurgical Review

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 179-190

  Latini, Francesco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amygdala; ILF; Li Am; Lingual; Social cognition; Temporo occipital connections; White matter

Indexed keywords

AMYGDALA; HUMAN; NERVE FIBER; NERVE TRACT; OCCIPITAL LOBE; TEMPORAL LOBE;

AMYGDALA; HUMANS; NERVE FIBERS; NEURAL PATHWAYS; OCCIPITAL LOBE; TEMPORAL LOBE;

EID: 84920072937     PISSN: 03445607     EISSN: 14372320     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10143-014-0583-1     Document Type: Article

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