The organization of corticothalamic projections: Reciprocity versus parity

Brain Research Reviews

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 286-308

  Deschênes, Martin ^a   Veinante, Pierre ^a   Zhang, Zhong Wei ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Corticothalamic feedback; Layer 6 cell; Reciprocity; Thalamic relay cell; Thalamocortical projection; Vibrissal sensory system

Indexed keywords

FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; NEOCORTEX; NEUROANATOMY; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PARITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REVIEW; SENSORY SYSTEM; THALAMOCORTICAL TRACT; THALAMUS VENTRAL NUCLEUS; TRIGEMINUS GANGLION;

EID: 2542508798     PISSN: 01650173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0173(98)00017-4     Document Type: Article

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