Circuit dynamics and coding strategies in rodent somatosensory cortex

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 1158-1166

  Pinto, David J ^a   Brumberg, Joshua C ^a   Simons, Daniel J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL FUNCTION; DYNAMICS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EVOKED RESPONSE; HISTOGRAM; MALE; MODEL; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; STIMULUS RESPONSE; THALAMUS;

EID: 0034100736     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.2000.83.3.1158     Document Type: Article

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