Processing of species-specific auditory patterns in the cricket brain by ascending, local, and descending neurons during standing and walking

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 105, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 2181-2194

  Zorovic M ^a   Hedwig, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Interneurons; Pattern copying

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY DISCRIMINATION; AUDITORY STIMULATION; BRAIN FUNCTION; DENDRITIC CELL; FEMALE; INSECT; INTERNEURON; NERVE CELL; NERVE FIBER; NERVE FUNCTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES; STANDING; WALKING;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; AUDITORY PATHWAYS; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; BRAIN; FEMALE; GRYLLIDAE; INTERNEURONS; NEURONS; POSTURE; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; WALKING;

EID: 79956290733     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00416.2010     Document Type: Article

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