Discharge of pursuit-related neurons in the caudal part of the frontal eye fields in juvenile monkeys with up-down pursuit asymmetry

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 193, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 181-188

  Kurkin, Sergei ^a   Akao, Teppei ^a   Fukushima, Junko ^a   Fukushima, Kikuro ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Directional asymmetry; Eye velocity; Frontal eye fields; Juvenile macaque; Pursuit neurons; Smooth pursuit

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL MONKEY; INFECTION; MALE; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SMOOTH PURSUIT EYE MOVEMENT;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; FRONTAL LOBE; MACACA; MALE; NEURONS; PURSUIT, SMOOTH;

EID: 59849129798     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00221-008-1606-3     Document Type: Article

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