Development of multisensory neurons and multisensory integration in cat superior colliculus

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 2429-2444

  Wallace, Mark T ^a   Stein, Barry E ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

auditory; cross modality; development; neonate; somatosensory; visual

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; CAT; NONHUMAN; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY NERVE CELL; SOMATOSENSORY STIMULATION; SUPERIOR COLLICULUS; VISUAL STIMULATION;

EID: 0030938217     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.17-07-02429.1997     Document Type: Article

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