Modulatory effects of regional cortical activation on the onset responses of the cat medial geniculate neurons

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 896-908

  Jufang, H E ^a,b,c  

^a Japan Science and Technology Agency   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKUSHIMA   (Japan)

^c HITACHI LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY CORTEX; AUDITORY STIMULATION; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FACILITATION; FEMALE; MALE; MEDIAL GENICULATE BODY; NEUROMODULATION; NOISE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURE TONE AUDIOMETRY; THALAMOCORTICAL TRACT;

EID: 1842326198     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1997.77.2.896     Document Type: Article

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