Responses of neurons in the electrosensory lateral line lobe of the weakly electric fish Gnathonemus petersii to simple and complex electrosensory stimuli

Journal of Comparative Physiology A: Neuroethology, Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology

Volumn 190, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 907-922

  Goenechea, Lander ^a,b   Von Der Emde, Gerhard ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Active electrolocation; Neural plasticity; Object coding; Receptive field; Whole body stimulation

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRAIN; ELECTRIC FISH; ELECTRIC ORGAN; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EVOKED RESPONSE; METHODOLOGY; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; SENSATION; SENSE ORGAN; SENSORY NERVE CELL;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; BRAIN; ELECTRIC FISH; ELECTRIC ORGAN; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EVOKED POTENTIALS; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; NEURONS, AFFERENT; SENSATION; SENSE ORGANS;

EID: 11244264043     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00359-004-0548-x     Document Type: Article

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