The frontal cortex is activated during learning of endoscopic procedures.

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Published in Surg Endosc on January 27, 2009

Authors

Kenoki Ohuchida1, Hajime Kenmotsu, Atsuyuki Yamamoto, Kazuya Sawada, Takehito Hayami, Kenichi Morooka, Shinichiro Takasugi, Kozo Konishi, Satoshi Ieiri, Kazuo Tanoue, Yukihide Iwamoto, Masao Tanaka, Makoto Hashizume

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Advanced Medical Initiatives, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Fukuoka, 812-8582, Japan.

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