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One Century of Brain Mapping Using Brodmann Areas*

100 Jahre Hirnkartierung nach Brodmann

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100 years after their publication, Brodmann’s maps of the cerebral cortex are universally used to locate neuropsychological functions. On the occasion of this jubilee the life and work of Korbinian Brodmann are reported. The core functions of each single Brodmann area are described and Brodmann’s views on neuropsychological processes are depicted.

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100 Jahre nach ihrer Veröffentlichung wird Brodmanns Kartierung des zerebralen Kortex universell zur Lokalisation neuropsychologischer Funktionen eingesetzt. Anlässlich dieses Jubiläums werden Leben und Werk von Korbinian Brodmann dargestellt. Die wesentlichen Funktionen der einzelnen Brodmann-Areale werden beschrieben und Brodmanns Ansichten über neuropsychologische Prozesse wiedergegeben.

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  1. Klinik Hohe Warte, Bayreuth, Germany

    Michael Strotzer

  2. Klinik Hohe Warte, 95445, Bayreuth, Germany

    Michael Strotzer

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*Dedicated to my teacher Dr. Till Bretschneider (staff neuroradiologist; Institute of Radiodiagnostics, University Hospital Regensburg, Germany)

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Strotzer, M. One Century of Brain Mapping Using Brodmann Areas*. Clin Neuroradiol 19, 179–186 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00062-009-9002-3

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