Sensorimotor cortical influences on cuneate nucleus rhythmic activity in the anesthetized cat

Neuroscience

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 657-673

  Marino J ^a   Canedo, A ^a   Aguilar, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cat; Cuneate nucleus; Sensorimotor cortex; Synchronized activity

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; CAT; CUNEATE NUCLEUS; FEMALE; MALE; NERVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; OSCILLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; SENSORIMOTOR CORTEX; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION;

ANIMALS; BRAIN MAPPING; CATS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MOTOR CORTEX; NEURAL INHIBITION; NEURONS; PARIETAL LOBE; PERIODICITY; PYRAMIDAL TRACTS; REACTION TIME; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; SYNAPSES; VENTRAL THALAMIC NUCLEI;

EID: 0032761034     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4522(99)00414-5     Document Type: Article

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