International Journal of Biomedical Imaging
Volume 2008 (2008), Article ID 789539, 5 pages
doi:10.1155/2008/789539
Research Article

The Connectivity of the Human Pulvinar: A Diffusion Tensor Imaging Tractography Study

Sandra E. Leh,1 M. Mallar Chakravarty,2 and Alain Ptito1

1Cognitive Neuroscience Unit, Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, McGill University, Montreal H3A 2B4, Canada
2McConnell Brain Imaging Center, Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, McGill University, Montreal H3A 2B4, Canada

Received 28 March 2007; Accepted 11 September 2007

Academic Editor: Antonio P. Strafella

Copyright © 2008 Sandra E. Leh et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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