Chapter 11 A cholinergic mechanism underlies persistent neural activity necessary for eye fixation

Progress in Brain Research

Volumn 154, Issue SUPPL. A, 2006, Pages 211-224

  Delgado García, José M ^a   Yajeya, Javier ^b   Navarro López, Juan de Dios ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD PABLO DE OLAVIDE   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

cholinergic neurons; eye fixation; eye movements; glutamate receptors; muscarinic receptors; persistent activity; prepositus hypoglossi; short term potentiation

Indexed keywords

[4 [(3 CHLOROPHENYL)CARBAMOYLOXY] 2 BUTYNYL]TRIMETHYLAMMONIUM; AMPA RECEPTOR; ATROPINE; CARBACHOL; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; GLUTAMIC ACID; KAINIC ACID RECEPTOR; PIRENZEPINE; ACETYLCHOLINE;

ABDUCENS NUCLEUS; ALERTNESS; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; BRAIN STEM; CHOLINERGIC NERVE; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; CHOLINERGIC TRANSMISSION; DEPOLARIZATION; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EVOKED CORTICAL RESPONSE; EVOKED RESPONSE; EYE FIXATION; EYE MOVEMENT; EYE MOVEMENT DISORDER; EYE POSITION; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GAZE; HYPOGLOSSAL NUCLEUS; INTRACELLULAR RECORDING; MICROINJECTION; MONOSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE ENDING; NERVE PROJECTION; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; PONS RETICULAR FORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SACCADIC EYE MOVEMENT; SIGNAL DETECTION; SYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; VELOCITY; ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL; ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; METABOLISM; NERVE CELL; PHYSIOLOGY; RETICULAR FORMATION; VISION;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; CHOLINERGIC AGENTS; FIXATION, OCULAR; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; NEURAL NETWORKS (COMPUTER); NEURONS; RECEPTORS, AMPA; RETICULAR FORMATION; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 33748921393     PISSN: 00796123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0079-6123(06)54011-7     Document Type: Review

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