DC electrical stimulation of the pretectal thalamus and its effects on the feeding behavior of the toad (Bufo bufo)

Developmental Neurobiology

Volumn 67, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 875-883

  McConville, James ^a   Laming, Peter R ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bufo bufo; Direct current; Feeding; Motivation; Pretectum

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN; DIRECT CURRENT; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; MOTIVATION; NONHUMAN; PREDATION; PRETECTUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THALAMUS; TOAD;

ANIMALS; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BUFO BUFO; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; MOTIVATION; NEURAL INHIBITION; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEURONS; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; SUPERIOR COLLICULUS; THALAMUS;

EID: 34447571931     PISSN: 19328451     EISSN: 1932846X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dneu.20390     Document Type: Article

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