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In patients suffering from Parkinson’s disease rhythmic activities at the frequency of the tremor can be recorded in a thalamic region which surrounds superiorly and anteriorly the specific somatic relay (figure 1). This thalamic area, was first recognized for its posterior zone (LP in figure 1) in 1963 (Albe-Fessard et al., 1963). The anterior position was studied later (Albe-Fessard et al., 1966; Jasper et al., 1964, 1966).
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Albe-Fessard, D. (1972). Upon the Possible Role and Origin of Rhythmic Activities Observed in Parkinsonian Patients’ Thalamus. In: Nicholson, J.P. (eds) Interdisciplinary Investigation of the Brain. Advances in Behavioral Biology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-3539-7_8
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