Corticothalamic feedback and sensory processing

Current Opinion in Neurobiology

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 440-445

  Alitto, Henry J ^b   Usrey, W Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUDITORY SYSTEM; BRAIN CORTEX; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTIVE FIELD; REVIEW; SENSORY SYSTEM; SOMATOSENSORY SYSTEM; SYNAPSE; THALAMUS; VISUAL SYSTEM;

EID: 0042880625     PISSN: 09594388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-4388(03)00096-5     Document Type: Review

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