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Klinische Neurophysiologie 2013; 44(01): 28-32
DOI: 10.1055/s-0032-1316305
Posterpreisträger der DGKN-Jahrestagung 2012
© Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York

Functional Integration of Parietal Lobe Activity in Early Alzheimer’s Disease: Findings and Implications

Funktionelle Integration der Aktivität des Parietallappen im frühen Stadium der Alzheimer-Erkrankung: Ergebnisse und Implikationen
H.I. L. Jacobs
1   Cognitive Neuroscience, Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine-3, Research Centre Jülich, Germany
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10 September 2012 (online)

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Alzheimer’s disease - parietal lobe - connectivity - MRI - compensation

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Alzheimer-Erkrankung - Parietallappen - Konnektivität - MRT - Kompensation
 

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