Associative representational plasticity in the auditory cortex: A synthesis of two disciplines

Learning and Memory

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-16

  Weinberger, Norman M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE;

ASSOCIATIVE MEMORY; AUDITORY CORTEX; BEHAVIOR; CONDITIONING; HUMAN; LEARNING; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; OLIVARY NUCLEUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGY; RECEPTIVE FIELD; REVIEW; STIMULUS;

ANIMALS; ASSOCIATION; AUDITORY CORTEX; BASAL NUCLEUS OF MEYNERT; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN MAPPING; CONDITIONING, CLASSICAL; HUMANS; LEARNING; MEMORY; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; NEURONAL PLASTICITY;

EID: 33846838987     PISSN: 10720502     EISSN: 15495485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/lm.421807     Document Type: Review

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