Microstructural damage of the posterior corpus callosum contributes to the clinical severity of neglect.

Microstructural damage of the posterior corpus callosum contributes to the clinical severity of neglect.

One theory to account for neglect symptoms in patients with right focal damage invokes a release of inhibition of the right parietal cortex over the left parieto-frontal circuits, by disconnection mechanism. This theory is supported by transcranial magnetic stimulation studies showing the existence...

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Main Authors: Marco Bozzali, Chiara Mastropasqua, Mara Cercignani, Giovanni Giulietti, Sonia Bonnì, Carlo Caltagirone, Giacomo Koch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3480503?pdf=render

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