The magnocellular mediodorsal thalamus is necessary for memory acquisition, but not retrieval.
Damage to the magnocellular mediodorsal thalamic nucleus (MDmc) in the human brain is associated with both retrograde and anterograde amnesia. In the present study we made selective neurotoxic MDmc lesions in rhesus monkeys and compared the effects of these lesions on memory acquisition and retrieva...
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| Formato: | Journal article |
| Idioma: | English |
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2008
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