Hierarchical information-based clustering for connectivity-based cortex parcellation

Frontiers in Neuroinformatics

Volumn 5, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Gorbach, Nico S ^a,b   Schütte, Christoph ^c   Melzer, Corina ^a   Goldau, Mathias ^d   Sujazow, Olivia ^a   Jitsev, Jenia ^a   Douglas, Tania ^b   Tittgemeyer, Marc ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR NEUROLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cortex parcellation; Diffusion tractography; Hierarchical clustering; Information theory

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION; INFERIOR FRONTAL GYRUS; INFORMATION SCIENCE; PRIMARY MOTOR CORTEX; TRACTOGRAPHY;

EID: 84993967385     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16625196     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fninf.2011.00018     Document Type: Article

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