Clinical Neurophysiology
Volume 120, Issue 11 , Pages 1941-1948 , November 2009

Functional topography of the ventral striatum and anterior limb of the internal capsule determined by electrical stimulation of awake patients

  • Andre Machado

      Affiliations

    • Center for Neurological Restoration, Department of Neurosurgery, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Ave., Desk S31, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 216 444 4270; fax: +1 216 636 2989.
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  • Suzanne Haber

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pharmacology and Physiology, University of Rochester, Medical Center, USA
    • ,
  • Nathaniel Sears

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Brown University, USA
    • ,
  • Benjamin Greenberg

      Affiliations

    • Brown University, USA
    • ,
  • Donald Malone

      Affiliations

    • Psychiatry Neuromodulation Center, Cleveland Clinic, USA
    • ,
  • Ali Rezai

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, Ohio State University, USA

,Accepted 11 May 2009.

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Clinical Neurophysiology
Volume 120, Issue 11 , Pages 1941-1948 , November 2009

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