A multi-channel whisker stimulator for producing spatiotemporally complex tactile stimuli

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 199-208

  Krupa, D J ^a   Brisben, Amy J ^a   Nicolelis, Miguel A L ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Barrel; Ensemble; Multichannel; Rat; Stimulator; Vibrissa; Whisker

Indexed keywords

STAINLESS STEEL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; DEVICE; MODEL; NERVE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SOMATOSENSORY SYSTEM; TACTILE STIMULATION; TECHNIQUE; VIBRISSA;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; NEURONS; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS; REACTION TIME; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; TOUCH; VENTRAL THALAMIC NUCLEI; VIBRISSAE;

EID: 0035863628     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0270(00)00345-9     Document Type: Article

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