Lateral inhibitory interactions in the intermediate layers of the monkey superior colliculus

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 1193-1209

  Munoz, Douglas P ^a   Istvan, Peter J ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EYE FIXATION; HYPOPHYSIS INTERMEDIATE LOBE; INHIBITION KINETICS; INTERNEURON; MONKEY; NERVE CONDUCTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACCADIC EYE MOVEMENT; STIMULUS RESPONSE; SUPERIOR COLLICULUS;

EID: 0031941214     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1998.79.3.1193     Document Type: Article

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