Experience-dependent neuronal specialization and functional organization in the central auditory area of a songbird

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 19, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 3343-3352

  Cousillas, Hugo ^a   Richard, Jean Pierre ^a   Mathelier, Maryvonne ^a   Henry, Laurence ^a   George, Isabelle ^a   Hausberger, Martine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

Author keywords

Early experience; European starling; Field I complex; Plasticity

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY CORTEX; AUDITORY NERVOUS SYSTEM; BIRD; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CELL FUNCTION; CELL STIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIENCE; EXPERIMENT; MALE; MAMMAL; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECORDING; TONOTOPY; WILD TYPE;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ANIMALS; AUDITORY CORTEX; BRAIN MAPPING; CULTURAL DEPRIVATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, AUDITORY; MALE; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; NEURONS; SONGBIRDS;

EID: 3042709501     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0953-816X.2004.03376.x     Document Type: Article

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