Active tactile exploration influences the functional maturation of the somatosensory system

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 75, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 2192-2196

  Nicolelis, Miguel A L ^a   De Oliveira, Laura M O ^b   Lin, Rick C S ^b   Chapin, John K ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CELL MATURATION; FACIAL NERVE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECEPTIVE FIELD; SOMATOSENSORY SYSTEM; THALAMUS; TOUCH;

EID: 0029980901     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1996.75.5.2192     Document Type: Article

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