A remote control training system for rat navigation in complicated environment

Journal of Zhejiang University: Science A

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 323-330

  Feng, Zhou Yan ^a,b   Chen, Wei Dong ^a,c   Ye, Xue Song ^a,b   Zhang, Shao Min ^a,b   Zheng, Xiao Jing ^a,b   Wang, Peng ^a,b   Jiang, Jun ^a,c   Jin, Lin ^a,c   Xu, Zhi Jian ^a,c   Liu, Chun Qing ^a,d   Liu, Fu Xin ^a,d   Luo, Jian Hong ^a,d   Zhuang, Yue Ting ^a,c   Zheng, Xiao Xiang ^a,b  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

Brain; Navigation; Remote control; Reward stimulation; Stimulator; Whisker

Indexed keywords

BRAIN MODELS; COMPUTER PROGRAMMING; MICROPROCESSOR CHIPS; REMOTE CONTROL; TRANSMITTERS;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR TRAINING; BLUETOOTH; REWARD STIMULATION; STIMULATOR; WHISKER BARREL REGION;

LIVING SYSTEMS STUDIES;

EID: 33847273633     PISSN: 10093095     EISSN: 18621775     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1631/jzus.2007.A0323     Document Type: Article

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