Theta synchronization between the hippocampus and the nucleus incertus in urethane-anesthetized rats

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 211, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 177-192

  Cervera Ferri, Ana ^a   Guerrero Martínez, Juan ^a   Bataller Mompeán, Manuel ^a   Taberner Cortes, Alida ^a   Martínez Ricós, Joana ^a   Ruiz Torner, Amparo ^a   Teruel Martí, Vicent ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Brainstem; Hippocampus; Medial septum; Oscillations; Theta rhythm

Indexed keywords

CARBACHOL; URETHAN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; BRAIN NUCLEUS; BRAIN STEM; CHOLINERGIC ACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EVOKED RESPONSE; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS INCERTUS; OSCILLATION; PONS RETICULAR FORMATION; PONTINE NUCLEUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RETICULAR FORMATION; THETA RHYTHM;

ANESTHESIA, INTRAVENOUS; ANIMALS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; NEURAL PATHWAYS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RETICULAR FORMATION; THETA RHYTHM; URETHANE;

EID: 79958257807     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: 14321106     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00221-011-2666-3     Document Type: Article

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