Changes of synaptic efficacy in the medial geniculate nucleus as a result of auditory classical conditioning

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 1273-1283

  McEchron, Matthew D ^a   Green, Edward J ^a   Winters, Ray W ^a   Nolen, Thomas G ^a   Schneiderman, Neil ^a   McCabe, Philip M ^a  

^a Department of Biology   (United States)

Author keywords

classical conditioning; heart rate; medial geniculate; plasticity; rabbit; synaptic efficacy

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; CONDITIONING; EVOKED AUDITORY RESPONSE; INFERIOR COLLICULUS; LATENT PERIOD; MEDIAL GENICULATE BODY; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE EXCITABILITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; SYNAPSE;

EID: 0029926913     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.16-03-01273.1996     Document Type: Article

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