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Record 1 1998-03-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nervous System
CONT

In the 1940s Penfield began to use electrical stimulation to map motor, sensory and language functions in the cortex of patients undergoing neurosurgery for the relief of epilepsy.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Système nerveux
CONT

Dans les années 1940, Penfield utilisa des stimulations électriques pour dresser la carte corticale des fonctions motrice, sensorielle et linguistique chez des patients qui avaient subi un traitement neurochirurgical de l'épilepsie.

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