Synchronization of neurons during local field potential oscillations in sensorimotor cortex of awake monkeys

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 3968-3982

  Murthy, Venkatesh N ^a,b   Fetz, Eberhard E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b SALK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; FACILITATION; LATENT PERIOD; MACACA; MOTOR COORDINATION; NERVE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORIMOTOR CORTEX; WAKEFULNESS;

EID: 0030459957     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1996.76.6.3968     Document Type: Article

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