Diffusion tensor imaging of dolphin brains reveals direct auditory pathway to temporal lobe.

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Published in Proc Biol Sci on July 22, 2015

Authors

Gregory S Berns1, Peter F Cook2, Sean Foxley3, Saad Jbabdi3, Karla L Miller3, Lori Marino4

Author Affiliations

1: Psychology Department, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA gberns@emory.edu.
2: Psychology Department, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.
3: FMRIB Centre, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
4: The Kimmela Center for Animal Advocacy, Kanab, UT, USA.

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