Single cell signals: An oculomotor perspective

Progress in Brain Research

Volumn 142, Issue , 2003, Pages 35-53

  Sparks, David L ^a   Gandhi, Neeraj J ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ABDUCENS NERVE; ACTION POTENTIAL; BRAIN REGION; BRAIN STEM; CELL ACTIVITY; CELL KINETICS; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EYE MOVEMENT CONTROL; MOTONEURON; NERVE CELL; OCULOMOTOR NERVE; OCULOMOTOR SYSTEM; PARAMETER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACCADIC EYE MOVEMENT; SUPERIOR COLLICULUS;

EID: 0037234303     PISSN: 00796123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0079-6123(03)42005-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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