Somatosensory corticothalamic projections: Distinguishing drivers from modulators

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 2185-2197

  Reichova, Iva ^a   Sherman, S Murray ^a,b  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPA RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; METABOTROPIC RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; BRAIN SLICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOGENICULATE ACTIVATION; CORTICOTHALAMIC TRACT; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; FACILITATION; LATERAL GENICULATE NUCLEUS; MOUSE; NERVE CELL INHIBITION; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE PROJECTION; NERVE TRACT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECORDING; RETINOGENICULATE ACTIVATION; SOMATOSENSORY SYSTEM; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; THALAMUS; THALAMUS POSTERIOR MEDIAL NUCLEUS; THALAMUS POSTERIOR NUCLEUS; THALAMUS VENTRAL NUCLEUS; THALAMUS VENTRAL POSTERIOR MEDIAL NUCLEUS; WHOLE CELL RECORDING;

ANIMALS; AXONS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MICROELECTRODES; NEURAL PATHWAYS; RECEPTORS, AMPA; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; SYNAPSES; THALAMUS;

EID: 4644224262     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00322.2004     Document Type: Article

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