Differential responsiveness of neocortical areas in the parieto- occipital region to low-intensity stimulation in vitro

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 622-625

  Neumann Haefelin, Tobias ^a   Hagemann, Georg ^a   Witte, Otto W ^a  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

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Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; NEOCORTEX; NONHUMAN; OCCIPITAL LOBE; PARIETAL LOBE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; RAT; VISUAL CORTEX;

EID: 0029977401     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1996.76.1.622     Document Type: Article

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