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Uncertainty, misunderstanding and the pedunculopontine nucleus

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  1. Unit of Functional Neurosurgery, Sobell Department of Motor Neuroscience and Movement Disorders, UCL Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London, WC1N 3BG, UK

    Iciar Aviles-Olmos, Thomas Foltynie, Patricia Limousin, Marwan Hariz & Ludvic Zrinzo

  2. Department of Uro-Neurology, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square, London, WC1N 3BG, UK

    Jalesh Panicker & Clare J. Fowler

  3. Department of Psychology, Goldsmiths, University of London, New Cross, London, SE14 6NW, UK

    Dorothy Cowie

  4. Unit of Functional Neurosurgery, Box 146, Institute of Neurology and National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, 33 Queen Square, London, WC1N 3BG, UK

    Ludvic Zrinzo

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Aviles-Olmos, I., Foltynie, T., Panicker, J. et al. Uncertainty, misunderstanding and the pedunculopontine nucleus. Acta Neurochir 154, 839–841 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00701-012-1315-3

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