Rhythmic activity in a forebrain vocal control nucleus in vitro

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 25, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 2811-2822

  Solis, Michele M ^a   Perkel, David J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Birdsong; Central pattern generator; HVC; Rhythm; Sensorimotor; Vocalization

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICAL SYNCHRONIZATION; EVOKED CORTICAL RESPONSE; FOREBRAIN; MALE; NONHUMAN; PATTERN GENERATOR; PATTERN STIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHYTHM; SINGING; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; VOCALIZATION; VOICE;

6-CYANO-7-NITROQUINOXALINE-2,3-DIONE; ACTION POTENTIALS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BICUCULLINE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; FINCHES; GABA ANTAGONISTS; MALE; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; NEURONS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; PERIODICITY; PICROTOXIN; PROSENCEPHALON; REACTION TIME; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; VOCALIZATION, ANIMAL;

EID: 15244341645     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.5285-04.2005     Document Type: Article

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