Clinical Neurophysiology
Volume 120, Issue 1 , Pages 108-116 , January 2009

Retinotopic mapping of the human visual cortex at a magnetic field strength of 7T

  • Michael B. Hoffmann

      Affiliations

    • Visual Processing Laboratory, Department of Ophthalmology, Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg, Leipziger Strasse 44, 39120 Magdeburg, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +49 391 6713585; fax: +49 391 6713570.
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  • Jörg Stadler

      Affiliations

    • Leibniz Institute for Neurobiology, Brenneckestrasse 6, 39118 Magdeburg, Germany
    • ,
  • Martin Kanowski

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology II, Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg, Leipziger Strasse 44, 39120 Magdeburg, Germany
    • ,
  • Oliver Speck

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biomedical Magnetic Resonance, Institute for Experimental Physics, Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg, Leipziger Strasse 44, 39120 Magdeburg, Germany

,Accepted 12 October 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.clinph.2008.10.153

Clinical Neurophysiology
Volume 120, Issue 1 , Pages 108-116 , January 2009

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