Long-term potentiation and paired-pulse facilitation in the prelimbic cortex of the rat following stimulation in the contralateral hemisphere in vivo

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 132, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 223-229

  Gemmell, Colin ^a   O'Mara, Shane M ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Long term depression; Long term potentiation; Navigation; Paired pulse facilitation; Prelimbic cortex; Rat

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; ELECTRODE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FACILITATION; LONG TERM POTENTIATION; MALE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SENSORY NERVE; SYNAPSE;

ANIMALS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; LONG-TERM POTENTIATION; MALE; NEURAL INHIBITION; NEURONS, AFFERENT; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SPACE PERCEPTION;

EID: 0034063574     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002210000334     Document Type: Article

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