Onset of cross-modal synthesis in the neonatal superior colliculus is gated by the development of cortical influences

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 83, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 3578-3582

  Wallace, M T ^a   Stein, B E ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION CORTEX; CONTROLLED STUDY; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTIVE FIELD; STIMULUS RESPONSE; SUPERIOR COLLICULUS;

EID: 0034047406     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.2000.83.6.3578     Document Type: Article

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