An ultra small array of electrodes for stimulating multiple inputs into a single neuron

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 133, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 109-114

  Smith, Spencer L ^a,b   Judy, Jack W ^a   Otis, Thomas S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GOLD;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; CEREBELLUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITIC CELL; ELECTRODE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EVAPORATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURKINJE CELL; RAT;

EID: 0742272071     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2003.10.001     Document Type: Article

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