Background luminance affects the detection of microampere currents delivered to macaque striate cortex

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 263-271

  Tehovnik, Edward J ^a   Slocum, Warren M ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrical stimulation; Macaca mulatta; Neuronal excitability; Visual cortex; Visuo motor control

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; APPLE JUICE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; LUMINANCE; MACACA; NERVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REWARD; STRIATE CORTEX; VISUAL STIMULATION;

ANIMALS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; MACACA MULATTA; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; VISUAL CORTEX; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 67651148408     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: 14609568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2009.06810.x     Document Type: Article

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