Substantia nigra output to prefrontal cortex via thalamus in monkeys. I. Electrophysiological identification of thalamic relay neurons

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 102, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 2933-2945

  Tanibuchi, Ikuo ^a   Kitano, Hiroyuki ^a   Jinnai, Kohnosuke ^a  

^a SHIGA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN NERVE CELL; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FRONTAL CORTEX; MACACA; MALE; NERVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA; THALAMUS;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; BIOPHYSICS; BRAIN MAPPING; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; INTERNEURONS; MACACA FASCICULARIS; MALE; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; REACTION TIME; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA; THALAMUS;

EID: 70449377709     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.91287.2008     Document Type: Article

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