Response habituation in the superficial layers of the guinea-pig superior colliculus in vitro

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 221, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 153-156

  Platt, Bettina ^a   Withington, Deborah J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

adaptation; inhibition; novelty; repetitive stimulation; short term plasticity; slice

Indexed keywords

BICUCULLINE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN SLICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GUINEA PIG; HABITUATION; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPERIOR COLLICULUS;

2-AMINO-5-PHOSPHONOVALERATE; ANIMALS; BICUCULLINE; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EVOKED POTENTIALS; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; GABA ANTAGONISTS; GUINEA PIGS; HABITUATION, PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; SUPERIOR COLLICULUS;

EID: 0031036311     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(96)13314-0     Document Type: Article

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