Cross-correlation and microstimulation: Complementary tools in the extracellular analysis of synaptic interactions

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 219-225

  Swadlow, Harvey A ^a   Lukatela, Katarina ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross correlation; Microstimulation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; MICROELECTRODE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; THALAMUS;

EID: 0029974665     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0165-0270(95)00137-9     Document Type: Article

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