Brainstem input modulates globally the transmission through the lateral geniculate nucleus

International Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 116, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 247-264

  Ozaki, T ^a   Kaplan, Ehud ^a,b  

^a ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Brainstem; Information transmission; LGN; Modulation; Thalamus; Vision

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; CAT; INTERNEURON; LATERAL GENICULATE NUCLEUS; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; RETINA; VISUAL CORTEX; VISUAL STIMULATION;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; BLOOD PRESSURE; BRAIN STEM; CATS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; GENICULATE BODIES; MALE; NEURONS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TIME FACTORS; VISUAL PATHWAYS;

EID: 33244456779     PISSN: 00207454     EISSN: 15635279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207450500403033     Document Type: Article

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