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New Findings in Brain Research Described from University of Bologna

Published in Pain and Central Nervous System Week, September 19th, 2011

2011 SEP 19 -- Investigators publish new data in the report "Cortical connections of parietal field PEc in the macaque: linking vision and somatic sensation for the control of limb action. 'The cortical projections to the caudal part of the superior parietal lobule (area PEc) were studied in 6 cynomolgus monkeys using fluorescence tracers. Significant numbers of labeled cells were found in a restricted network of parietal, mesial, and frontal areas," scientists writing in the journal Cerebral Cortex report.

"Quantitative analysis demonstrated that approximately 30% of the total projection neurons originated in the adjacent areas of the dorsocaudal...

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