Contribution of superficial layer neurons to premotor bursts in the superior colliculus

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 460-471

  Özen, Gülden ^a   Augustine, George J ^a   Hall, William C ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; EVOKED RESPONSE; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PREMOTOR CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SACCADIC EYE MOVEMENT; SUPERIOR COLLICULUS;

EID: 0033928294     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.2000.84.1.460     Document Type: Article

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