Whisking in air: Encoding of kinematics by VPM neurons in awake rats

Somatosensory and Motor Research

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 111-120

  Khatri, V ^a   Bermejo, R ^b   Brumberg, J C ^c   Zeigler, H P ^b  

^a CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Reafferent signals; Ventral posterior medial nucleus; Whisker; Whisking

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; NERVE CELL; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; STIMULATION; THALAMUS VENTRAL NUCLEUS; VIBRISSA;

ANIMALS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; NEURONS; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; VENTRAL THALAMIC NUCLEI; VIBRISSAE;

EID: 77956473438     PISSN: 08990220     EISSN: 13691651     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/08990220.2010.502381     Document Type: Article

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