Spatiotemporal gating of sensory inputs in thalamus during quiescent and activated states

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 25, Issue 47, 2005, Pages 10990-11002

  Aguilar, Juan R ^a   Castro Alamancos, Manuel A ^a  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine; Attention; Brainstem reticular formation; Neocortex; Sensory processing; Thalamus; Vibrissas; Vigilance

Indexed keywords

CARBACHOL;

ALERTNESS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOREBRAIN; NEOCORTEX; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECEPTIVE FIELD; RETICULAR FORMATION; SENSORY SYSTEM; THALAMOCORTICAL TRACT; THALAMUS; TRIGEMINAL NUCLEUS; VIBRISSA;

ANESTHESIA; ANIMALS; AROUSAL; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CARBACHOL; CHOLINERGIC AGONISTS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; NEURONS, AFFERENT; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REST; RETICULAR FORMATION; SENSATION; THALAMUS; TIME FACTORS; VIBRISSAE;

EID: 28044471998     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: 02706474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3229-05.2005     Document Type: Article

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