Time coding in the midbrain of mormyrid electric fish. II. Stimulus selectivity in the nucleus exterolateralis pars posterior

Journal of Comparative Physiology - A Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology

Volumn 182, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 131-143

  Amagai, S ^a,b   Hopkins, C D ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Electric communication; Electroreception; Knollenorgan; Mormyrid electric fish; Weakly electric fish

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; PICROTOXIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; CYTOLOGY; ELECTRIC FISH; ELECTRIC ORGAN; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EVOKED RESPONSE; HISTOLOGY; MECHANORECEPTOR; MESENCEPHALON; NERVE TRACT; PHYSIOLOGY; TIME PERCEPTION;

ANIMALS; ELECTRIC FISH; ELECTRIC ORGAN; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EVOKED POTENTIALS; GABA ANTAGONISTS; MECHANORECEPTORS; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MESENCEPHALON; NEURAL PATHWAYS; PICROTOXIN; TIME PERCEPTION;

ANIMALIA; MORMYRIDAE;

EID: 0032005786     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003590050164     Document Type: Article

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