Multiple maps and activity-dependent representational plasticity in the anterior Wulst of the adult barn owl (Tyto alba)

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 743-750

  Manger, Paul R ^a,b,c   Elston, Guy N ^a   Pettigrew, John D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^c Medical School   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Birds; Evolution; Mammals; Somatosensation; Telencephalic roof

Indexed keywords

RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENERVATION; FINGER; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAMMAL; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; OWL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN SURFACE; SOMATOSENSORY SYSTEM; SPECIES COMPARISON; STIMULATION;

ANIMALS; BRAIN MAPPING; FOOT; MECHANORECEPTORS; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; STRIGIFORMES;

EID: 0036460420     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9568.2002.02119.x     Document Type: Article

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