The thalamo-cortical auditory receptive fields: Regulation by the states of vigilance, learning and the neuromodulatory systems

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 153, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 554-572

  Edeline, Jean Marc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

Author keywords

Learning; Learning induced sensory plasticity; Neuromodulatory systems; Receptive fields; Thalamo cortical auditory receptive fields; Vigilance

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; AUDITORY NERVOUS SYSTEM; BRADYCARDIA; CONDITIONING; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; LEARNING; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEUROMODULATION; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTIVE FIELD; REM SLEEP; TASK PERFORMANCE; THALAMOCORTICAL TRACT;

ANIMALS; AROUSAL; AUDITORY CORTEX; AUDITORY PATHWAYS; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; HUMANS; LEARNING; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; THALAMUS;

EID: 0348049854     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00221-003-1608-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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