Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery
Volume 111, Issue 1 , Pages 57-62 , January 2009

Assessment of verbal memory by fMRI: Lateralization and functional neuroanatomy

  • Andreas Jansen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, University of Münster, Albert-Schweitzer-Straße 33, D-48129 Münster, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
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  • Christina Sehlmeyer

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, University of Münster, Albert-Schweitzer-Straße 33, D-48129 Münster, Germany
    • Department of Psychology, University of Münster, xxx, Germany
    • Department of Psychiatry, University of Münster, xxx, Germany
    • ,
  • Bettina Pfleiderer

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Radiology, University of Münster, xxx, Germany
    • ,
  • Jens Sommer

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, University of Münster, Albert-Schweitzer-Straße 33, D-48129 Münster, Germany
    • ,
  • Carsten Konrad

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, University of Münster, xxx, Germany
    • IZKF Münster, University of Münster, xxx, Germany
    • ,
  • Pienie Zwitserlood

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, University of Münster, xxx, Germany
    • ,
  • Stefan Knecht

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, University of Münster, Albert-Schweitzer-Straße 33, D-48129 Münster, Germany
    • IZKF Münster, University of Münster, xxx, Germany

Received 8 February 2008 ,Revised 6 June 2008 ,Accepted 4 August 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2008.08.005

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