Heterogeneity in the coding in rat barrel cortex of the velocity of protraction of the macrovibrissae

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 2383-2403

  Rajan, R ^a   Browning, Andrew S ^a   Bourke, Justin L ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Barrel cortex; Neuronal coding; Protraction velocity; Vibrissae; Whisking

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN NERVE CELL; CELL ISOLATION; CODING; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; VELOCITY; VIBRISSA;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BRAIN MAPPING; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EVOKED POTENTIALS; NEURONS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; VIBRISSAE;

EID: 34247236845     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: 14609568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2007.05481.x     Document Type: Article

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