Mechanical resonance enhances the sensitivity of the vibrissa sensory system to near-threshold stimuli

Brain Research

Volumn 1235, Issue , 2008, Pages 74-81

  Andermann, M L ^a   Moore, C I ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Barrel; Column; Resonance; Vibrissa; Whisker

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; EVOKED RESPONSE; MALE; MOTION; NONHUMAN; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RODENT; SENSORY STIMULATION; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TRIGEMINUS GANGLION; VIBRISSA;

ACTION POTENTIALS; AFFERENT PATHWAYS; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL CLOCKS; BRAIN MAPPING; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; MALE; MECHANORECEPTORS; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; TOUCH; TOUCH PERCEPTION; TRIGEMINAL NERVE; VIBRISSAE;

RATTUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 53149146664     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2008.06.054     Document Type: Article

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