Intracellular characterization of neurons in the locust brain signaling impending collision

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 986-995

  Rind, F Claire ^a,b  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Royal Society University Research   (Hungary)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; HYPERPOLARIZATION; IMAGE DISPLAY; LOCUST; MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; MOVEMENT PERCEPTION; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NONHUMAN; POSTSYNAPTIC INHIBITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VELOCITY; VISUAL STIMULATION; VISUAL SYSTEM;

EID: 0029932411     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1996.75.3.986     Document Type: Article

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