Frequency-dependent processing in the vibrissa sensory system

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 91, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 2390-2399

  Moore, Christopher I ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; BIOMECHANICS; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FREQUENCY DISCRIMINATION; MOTION; NONHUMAN; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REST; REVIEW; SENSORY STIMULATION; SENSORY SYSTEM ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; SPIKE; STIMULUS RESPONSE; SURFACE PROPERTY; THALAMUS; VIBRISSA;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; HUMANS; NEURONS, AFFERENT; VIBRISSAE;

EID: 2342562550     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00925.2003     Document Type: Review

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