Computing with thalamocortical ensembles during different behavioural states

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 566, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 37-47

  Nicolelis, Miguel A L ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; LATENT PERIOD; MENTAL TASK; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECEPTIVE FIELD; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; SOMATOSENSORY SYSTEM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TACTILE DISCRIMINATION; TACTILE STIMULATION; THALAMOCORTICAL TRACT; INTERNEURON; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE PROJECTION; NEUROMODULATION; PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS; PRIMARY SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; RETICULAR FORMATION; THALAMUS NUCLEUS; VENTRAL POSTERIOR MEDIAL NUCLEUS; VIBRISSA;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CEREBRAL CORTEX; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; NERVE NET; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; RATS; THALAMUS; TOUCH; TRIGEMINAL NERVE;

EID: 22144438312     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2005.083709     Document Type: Article

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