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Odile Feys1,2, Samuel Medina Villalon3,4, Christian-George Bénar4

  • 1Department of Epileptology and Cerebral Rhythmology, Timone Hospital - APHM, Marseille, France. odile.feys@pennmedicine.upenn.edu.

Brain Topography
|May 30, 2026
PubMed
Summary

Higher-order thalamic nuclei, specifically the pulvinar, actively shape cortico-cortical evoked potentials (CCEPs) through iterative cortico-thalamic loops. This challenges the view of CCEPs as solely direct cortical connections.

Keywords:
CCEPsConnectivityPulvinarThalamus

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