Mediodorsal thalamus and cognition in nonhuman primates

Several recent studies in nonhuman primates have provided new insights into the role of the medial thalamus in different aspects of cognitive function. The mediodorsal nucleus of the thalamus (MD), by virtue of its connectivity with the frontal cortex, has been implicated in an array of cognitive fu...

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Main Author: Mark G Baxter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnsys.2013.00038/full