Stimulus-dependent oscillations in the cat visual cortex: Differences between bar and grating stimuli

Brain Research

Volumn 731, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 91-100

  Molotchnikoff, Stephane ^a   Shumikhina, Svetlana ^a   Moisan, Louis Eric ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cat; Oscillation; Vision; Visual cortex

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; OSCILLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISION; VISUAL CORTEX;

EID: 0030603090     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(96)00468-4     Document Type: Article

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