Multiple manifestations of microstimulation in the optic tectum: Eye movements, pupil dilations, and sensory priming

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 104, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 108-118

  Netser, Shai ^a   Ohayon, Shay ^b   Gutfreund, Yoram ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTICS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRODERMAL RESPONSE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EVOKED VISUAL RESPONSE; EYE MOVEMENT; GAZE; INFERIOR COLLICULUS; MICROSTIMULATION; MYDRIASIS; NONHUMAN; OPTIC TECTUM; ORIENTING RESPONSE; OWL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STIMULATION; SUPERIOR COLLICULUS; VISUAL STIMULATION;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ANIMALS; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; EYE MOVEMENTS; INFERIOR COLLICULI; MICROELECTRODES; NEURAL PATHWAYS; ORIENTATION; REFLEX, PUPILLARY; SENSATION; STEREOTAXIC TECHNIQUES; STRIGIFORMES; SUPERIOR COLLICULI;

EID: 77954441366     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.01142.2009     Document Type: Article

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