Neural representation of object approach in a decision-making motor circuit

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 26, Issue 13, 2006, Pages 3454-3464

  Preuss, Thomas ^a   Osei Bonsu, Princess E ^a   Weiss, Shennan A ^a   Wang, C ^a   Faber, Donald S ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Mauthner cell; Neuroethology; Sensorimotor integration; Single neuron computation; Startle response; Visual looming

Indexed keywords

AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL ACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GOLDFISH; INTERNEURON; MAUTHNER CELL; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; VISUAL STIMULATION;

ANIMALS; DECISION MAKING; ESCAPE REACTION; EVOKED POTENTIALS, VISUAL; GOLDFISH; MOTOR NEURONS; REACTION TIME; STARTLE REACTION; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 33645458119     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: 02706474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.5259-05.2006     Document Type: Article

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