Evidence for brainstem and supra-brainstem contributions to rapid cortical plasticity in adult monkeys

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 19, Issue 17, 1999, Pages 7578-7590

  Xu, J ^a   Wall, J T ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF OHIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Disinhibition; Dorsal column nuclei; Lemniscal mechanisms; Neuronal plasticity; Primate cuneate nucleus; Sensitization; Somatosensory cortex; Tactile processing

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN STEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUNEATE NUCLEUS; MEDIAN NERVE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE INJURY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTIVE FIELD; SQUIRREL MONKEY; TACTILE STIMULATION; ULNAR NERVE;

EID: 0033198040     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.19-17-07578.1999     Document Type: Article

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