The thalamus and language revisited

Brain and Language

Volumn 126, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 99-108

  Hebb, Adam O ^a   Ojemann, George A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Basal ganglia; Deep brain stimulation; Language; Learning; Long term potentiation; Memory; Neostriatum; Pulvinar; Thalamus; Ventral thalamic nuclei

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MEMORY; NERVE TRACT; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SPEECH; THALAMUS;

HUMANS; LANGUAGE; MEMORY; NEURAL PATHWAYS; SPEECH; THALAMUS;

EID: 85028105192     PISSN: 0093934X     EISSN: 10902155     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bandl.2012.06.010     Document Type: Article

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