Corticofugal modulation on both ON and OFF responses in the nonlemniscal auditory thalamus of the guinea pig

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 367-381

  He, Jufang ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUDITORY CORTEX; AUDITORY STIMULATION; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FACILITATION; GENICULATE BODY; GUINEA PIG; LIMBIC SYSTEM; MEDIAL LEMNISCUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THALAMUS;

ANIMALS; AUDITORY CORTEX; AUDITORY PATHWAYS; BRAIN MAPPING; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; GENICULATE BODIES; GUINEA PIGS; NEURONS;

EID: 0037250041     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00593.2002     Document Type: Article

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