Somatosensory discrimination based on cortical microstimulation

Nature

Volumn 392, Issue 6674, 1998, Pages 387-390

  Romo, Ranulfo ^a   Hernández, Adrián ^a   Zainos, Antonio ^a   Salinas, Emilio ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE FISIOLOGÍA CELULAR   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; FREQUENCY MODULATION; MICROELECTRODE; MONKEY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOMATOSENSORY STIMULATION; TACTILE DISCRIMINATION; TASK PERFORMANCE; VIBRATION;

ANIMALS; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; MACACA MULATTA; MICROELECTRODES; NEURONS; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; TOUCH;

ANIMALIA; DUDLEYA EDULIS;

EID: 2642707550     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/32891     Document Type: Article

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