Activity of the brain stem omnipause neurons during saccades perturbed by stimulation of the primate superior colliculus

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 82, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 3254-3267

  Gandhi, Neeraj J ^a,c,d   Keller, Edward L ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c SMITH KETTLEWELL EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL INTERACTION; CELL TYPE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOKED BRAIN STEM RESPONSE; MALE; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIMATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACCADIC EYE MOVEMENT; SUPERIOR COLLICULUS;

EID: 0033380259     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1999.82.6.3254     Document Type: Article

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