Why are there so many sensory brain maps?

Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

Volumn 56, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 1-4

  Metzner, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN MAPPING; COCHLEAR NUCLEUS; ELECTRORECEPTOR; HUMAN; MESENCEPHALON; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; RHOMBENCEPHALON; SENSORY CORTEX; SENSORY SYSTEM ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; TOPOGRAPHY;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; ELECTRIC FISH; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NEURONS;

EID: 0033213891     PISSN: 1420682X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s000180050001     Document Type: Review

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