The intrahemispheric functional properties of the developing sensorimotor cortex are influenced by maturation

Frontiers in Human Neuroscience

Volumn 9, Issue FEB, 2015, Pages

  Berchicci, Marika ^a,b   Tamburro, Gabriella ^a,c   Comani, Silvia ^a,c,d  

^a BIND Behavioral Imaging and Neural Dynamics Center University G d AnnunzIo of Chletl Pescara   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME FORO ITALICO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^d Casa di Cura Privata Villa Serena   (Italy)

Author keywords

Connectivity; Functional organization; Integration; Rolandic mu rhythm; Segregation; Sensorimotor cortex; Synchronization likelihood

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BIOSENSOR; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN MATURATION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEMISPHERE; HUMAN; MAGNETOENCEPHALOGRAPHY; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NEUROANATOMY; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NEWBORN; SENSORIMOTOR CORTEX; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 84933676268     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16625161     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2015.00039     Document Type: Article

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