Networks with lateral connectivity. III. Plasticity and reorganization of somatosensory cortex

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 217-232

  Xing, Jing ^a,b   Gerstein, George L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY SURFACE; GENETIC ORGANIZATION; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE CONDUCTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTIVE FIELD; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; STIMULUS RESPONSE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0030052489     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1996.75.1.217     Document Type: Article

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