Hippocampal inputs mediate theta-related plasticity in anterior thalamus

Neuroscience

Volumn 187, Issue , 2011, Pages 52-62

  Tsanov, M ^a   Wright, N ^b   Vann, S D ^b   Erichsen, J T ^c   Aggleton, J P ^b   O'Mara, S M ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anterior thalamic nuclei; Fornix; LTP; Mammillothalamic tract; Synaptic plasticity; Theta oscillation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; BRAIN FORNIX; BRAIN FUNCTION; DELTA RHYTHM; HIPPOCAMPUS THETA RHYTHM; MAMILLOTHALAMIC TRACT; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; OSCILLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; THALAMUS; THALAMUS ANTERIOR NUCLEUS;

ANIMALS; ANTERIOR THALAMIC NUCLEI; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EVOKED POTENTIALS; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; RATS; THETA RHYTHM;

EID: 79957885167     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: 18737544     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2011.03.055     Document Type: Article

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