Electrophysiological correlates of prior training: An in vitro study of an area of the avian brain which is essential for early learning

Brain Research

Volumn 708, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 100-107

  Bradley, P M ^a   Burns, B D ^a   King, T M ^b   Webb, A C ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Domestic chick; Learning; Neuronal plasticity; NMDA receptor; Passive avoidance learning

Indexed keywords

N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN SLICE; CHICKEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; INTRACELLULAR RECORDING; LEARNING; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030042064     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(95)01470-5     Document Type: Article

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