Response properties of neurons in primary somatosensory cortex of owl monkeys reflect widespread spatiotemporal integration

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 103, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 2139-2157

  Reed, Jamie L ^a   Qi, Hui Xin ^a   Zhou, Zhiyi ^b   Bernard, Melanie R ^b   Burish, Mark J ^a   Bonds, A B ^a   Kaas, Jon H ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; AOTUS; ARTICLE; BRAIN MAPPING; BRAIN NERVE CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRODE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; SPATIAL DISCRIMINATION; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TEMPORAL LOBE;

ANIMALS; AOTIDAE; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FINGERS; MALE; MODELS, ANIMAL; NEURONS; REACTION TIME; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; SPACE PERCEPTION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77951240399     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00709.2009     Document Type: Article

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