On the role of the pontine brainstem in vocal pattern generation: A telemetric single-unit recording study in the squirrel monkey

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 26, Issue 26, 2006, Pages 7105-7115

  Hage, Steffen R ^a   Jürgens, Uwe ^a  

^a GERMAN PRIMATE CENTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Phonatory motor nuclei; Reticular formation; Telemetry; Vocal pattern generator; Vocal motor control; Vocalization

Indexed keywords

AMBIGUUS NUCLEUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN MAPPING; BRAIN STEM; CELL SPECIFICITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; FACIAL NERVE NUCLEUS; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MASTICATION; MOTONEURON; MOTONEURON NUCLEUS; NERVE CONDUCTION; NONHUMAN; PHONATION; PONS ANGLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SQUIRREL MONKEY; SYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; TRIGEMINAL NUCLEUS; VOCALIZATION; ANIMAL; CEBIDAE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYTOLOGY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NERVE CELL; PHYSIOLOGY; PONS; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION;

ANIMALS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; MALE; MASTICATION; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MOTOR NEURONS; NEURONS; PHONATION; PONS; RESPIRATORY PHYSIOLOGY; SAIMIRI; VOCALIZATION, ANIMAL;

EID: 33745962903     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: 02706474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1024-06.2006     Document Type: Article

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