Thalamic and cortical pathways supporting auditory processing

Brain and Language

Volumn 126, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 22-28

  Lee, Charles C ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Auditory; Commissural; Cortex; Corticocortical; Medial geniculate body; Thalamocortical; Thalamus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUDITORY CORTEX; COCHLEA; HEARING; MEDIAL GENICULATE BODY; THALAMOCORTICAL TRACT; BRAIN CORTEX; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; NERVE TRACT; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; THALAMUS;

AUDITORY PERCEPTION; CEREBRAL CORTEX; HUMANS; NEURAL PATHWAYS; THALAMUS;

EID: 85027936451     PISSN: 0093934X     EISSN: 10902155     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bandl.2012.05.004     Document Type: Article

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