The contribution of synaptic plasticity in the basal ganglia to the processing of visual information

Neuroscience and Behavioral Physiology

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 779-790

  Sil'kis, I G ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF HIGHER NERVOUS ACTIVITY AND NEUROPHYSIOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Basal ganglia; Dopamine; Processing of visual information; Synaptic plasticity

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE;

ARTICLE; BASAL GANGLION; DOPAMINE RELEASE; DOPAMINERGIC NERVE CELL; LIMBIC CORTEX; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE CELL STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; THALAMUS DORSOMEDIAL NUCLEUS; THALAMUS NUCLEUS; VISION; VISUAL CORTEX; VISUAL STIMULATION;

ANIMALS; BASAL GANGLIA; DOPAMINE; HUMANS; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; PHOTIC STIMULATION; SYNAPSES; THALAMUS; VISUAL CORTEX; VISUAL PATHWAYS; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 35048883353     PISSN: 00970549     EISSN: 1573899X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11055-007-0082-8     Document Type: Article

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