Evoked oscillations in unit recordings from the thalamo-cortical auditory system: An aspect of temporal processing or the reflection of hyperpolarized brain states?

Acta Neurobiologiae Experimentalis

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 253-270

  Cotillon Williams, Nathalie ^a   Edeline, Jean Marc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

Author keywords

Auditory reticular nucleus; Multiunit activity; Non stimulus locked oscillations; Stimulus locked oscillations; Thalamo cortical loop

Indexed keywords

AUDITORY CORTEX; AUDITORY SYSTEM; CONFERENCE PAPER; EVOKED RESPONSE; HYPERPOLARIZATION; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE FUNCTION; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; OSCILLATION; SENSORY SYSTEM ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; THALAMOCORTICAL TRACT;

ANIMALS; AUDITORY CORTEX; BRAIN; EVOKED POTENTIALS, AUDITORY; OSCILLOMETRY; THALAMUS; TIME PERCEPTION;

EID: 2442523211     PISSN: 00651400     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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