Response properties of higher level neurons in the central olfactory pathway of the crayfish

Journal of Comparative Physiology - A Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology

Volumn 181, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 205-216

  Mellon Jr , D F ^a   Alones, V E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Glomerulus; Hemi ellipsoid body; Odors; Projection neuron; Sensory processing

Indexed keywords

EID: 1842334490     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003590050107     Document Type: Article

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