Thalamic afferents and neocortical arealization: an ongoing journey

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Laura R Fenlon et al. J Neurosci. 2013.

. 2013 Aug 28;33(35):13938-9.

doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2859-13.2013.

¹ Queensland Brain Institute, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD, 4072, Australia. l.fenlon@uq.edu.au

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Thalamic control of neocortical area formation in mice.
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