Auditory Thalamus Bursts in Anesthetized and Non-Anesthetized States: Contribution to Functional Properties

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 91, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 2117-2134

  Massaux, A ^a   Dutrieux, G ^a   Cotillon Williams, N ^a   Manunta, Y ^a   Edeline, J M ^a,b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

KETAMINE; PENTOBARBITAL; URETHAN; XYLAZINE;

ACOUSTIC NERVE FIBER; ACTION POTENTIAL; ANESTHESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GUINEA PIG; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MEDIAL GENICULATE BODY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SLOW WAVE SLEEP; STIMULUS RESPONSE; WALKING;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ANESTHESIA; ANIMALS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, AUDITORY; GUINEA PIGS; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; NEURONS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; ROC CURVE; THALAMUS;

EID: 16544392987     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00970.2003     Document Type: Article

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