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Brain structures in the sciences and humanities

Hikaru Takeuchi1, Yasuyuki Taki2,3,4, Atsushi Sekiguchi4,5

  • 1Division of Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer, Tohoku University, 4-1 Seiryo-cho, Aoba-ku, Sendai, 980-8575, Japan. takehi@idac.tohoku.ac.jp.

Brain Structure & Function
|August 1, 2014
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AcademiaArea of studyCognitive functionsHumanitiesSciencesVoxel-based morphometry

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