Synaptic properties of thalamic input to layers 2/3 and 4 of primary somatosensory and auditory cortices

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 279-292

  Viaene, Angela N ^a   Petrof, Iraklis ^a   Sherman, S Murray ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; BRAIN NUCLEUS; DEPRESSION; MEDIAL GENICULATE BODY; MOUSE; NERVE POTENTIAL; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIMARY AUDITORY CORTEX; PRIMARY SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTIVE FIELD; THALAMUS; VENTRAL POSTERIOR MEDIAL NUCLEUS;

ANIMALS; AUDITORY CORTEX; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; GLUTAMATES; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; MODELS, ANIMAL; NEURONS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; SYNAPSES; SYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; THALAMUS;

EID: 78651430775     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00747.2010     Document Type: Article

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