Thalamocortical dynamics: How do the thalamus and the neocortex communicate during the processing of information?;Dinamismo talamocortical: ¿Cómo se comunican el tálamo y la neocorteza durante los estados de procesamiento de información?

Revista de Neurologia

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 643-649

  Castro Alamancos, M A ^a  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Attention; Behavioural states; Information processing; Neocortex; Sensory input; Synaptic plasticity; Thalamus

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIA; ATTENTION; BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; NEOCORTEX; PERCEPTION; REVIEW; SENSORY STIMULATION; SYNAPSE; THALAMOCORTICAL TRACT; THALAMUS;

EID: 0037956944     PISSN: 02100010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.33588/rn.3607.2003100     Document Type: Review

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