Cortical development: A role for spontaneous activity?

Current Biology

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 1997, Pages

  Thompson, Ian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

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ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0031149692     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0960-9822(06)00150-3     Document Type: Article

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