Organization of the somatosensory cortex of the star‐nosed mole

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 351, Issue 4, 1995, Pages 549-567

  Catania, Kenneth C ^a   Kaas, Jon H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

brain development; Eimer's organ; insectivore; mechanoreceptor; neural activity patterns

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUDITORY CORTEX; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; MOLE RAT; NONHUMAN; NOSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSE ORGAN; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; TACTILE STIMULATION; VISUAL CORTEX;

ANIMAL; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BRAIN MAPPING; MECHANORECEPTORS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MOLES; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEURONS; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0028809179     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: 10969861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cne.903510406     Document Type: Article

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