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Figure 3. Midline sagittal view of a GW37 brain with major structures in the cerebral hemispheres and brainstem labeled. (This is part of Figure 2-9 on

page 27 in B. A. Curtis, S. Jacobson, and E. M. Marcus (1972) An Introduction to the Neurosciences, Philadelphia: W. B. Saunders. The photograph was

originally published by J. C. Larroche (1966) The development of the central nervous system during intrauterine life. In: Human Development, F. Falkner

(ed.), Philadelphia: W. B. Saunders, page 259.)

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