Cross-correlation analysis reveals laminar differences in thalamocortical interactions in the somatosensory system

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 1444-1457

  Johnson, Martha J ^a,b   Alloway, Kevin D ^a  

^a PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CAT; CORRELATION FUNCTION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY STIMULATION; SKIN STIMULATION; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; SOMATOSENSORY SYSTEM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; THALAMUS;

EID: 0029935153     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1996.75.4.1444     Document Type: Article

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