High field fMRI reveals thalamocortical integration of segregated cognitive and emotional processing in mediodorsal and intralaminar thalamic nuclei

• Main Authors: Coraline Danielle Metzger (Author), Ulf eEckert (Author), Johann eSteiner (Author), Alexander eSartorius (Author), Julia Elise Buchmann (Author), Jörg eStadler (Author), Claus eTempelmann (Author), Oliver eSpeck (Author), Bernhard eBogerts (Author), Birgit eAbler (Author), Martin eWalter (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2010-11-01T00:00:00Z.
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Thalamocortical loops, connecting functionally segregated, higher order cortical regions and basal ganglia, have been proposed not only for well described motor and sensory regions, but also for limbic and prefrontal areas relevant for affective and cognitive processes. These functions are, however,...