Neuron-Specific Response Characteristics Predict the Magnitude of Multisensory Integration

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 90, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 4022-4026

  Perrault Jr , Thomas J ^a   Vaughan, J William ^a   Stein, Barry E ^a   Wallace, Mark T ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUDITORY NERVOUS SYSTEM; NERVE CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY NERVE CELL; SENSORY STIMULATION; SENSORY SYSTEM; SUPERIOR COLLICULUS; VISUAL NERVOUS SYSTEM;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ANIMALS; CATS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; NEURONS, AFFERENT; PHOTIC STIMULATION; SUPERIOR COLLICULUS;

EID: 0346121336     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00494.2003     Document Type: Article

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