Activity-dependent organization of inhibitory circuits: Lessons from the auditory system

Current Opinion in Neurobiology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 96-104

  Kandler, Karl ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

DNLL; Dorsal nucleus of the lateral lemniscus; GABA; Gamma amino butyric acid; IC; Inferior colliculus; Interaural time differences; ITD; Lateral superior olive; Long term depression; Long term potentiation; LSO; LTD; LTP; Medial nucleus of the trapezoid body; MNTB

Indexed keywords

AUDITORY NERVOUS SYSTEM; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CELL ACTIVITY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; HEARING; MAMMAL; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEUROANATOMY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYNAPSE;

EID: 1342285541     PISSN: 09594388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.conb.2004.01.017     Document Type: Review

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