Prepulse inhibition following lesions of the inferior colliculus: Prepulse intensity functions

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 133-139

  Li, Liang ^a   Korngut, Lawrence M ^a   Frost, Barrie J ^a   Beninger, Richard J ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acoustic startle response; Inferior colliculus; Prepulse inhibition; Prepulse intensity function

Indexed keywords

IBOTENIC ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; INFERIOR COLLICULUS; MALE; NERVE TRACT; NOISE; NONHUMAN; PREPULSE INHIBITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STARTLE REFLEX;

EID: 0032144908     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9384(98)00143-7     Document Type: Article

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