Responses of brainstem lateral line units to different stimulus source locations and vibration directions

Journal of Comparative Physiology A: Neuroethology, Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology

Volumn 197, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 773-787

  Künzel, Silke ^a   Bleckmann, Horst ^b   Mogdans, Joachim ^b  

^a BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dipole; Medial octavolateralis nucleus; Receptive field; Source localization

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; GOLDFISH; LATERAL LINE SYSTEM; PHYSIOLOGY; SENSORY NERVE; STIMULATION; VIBRATION;

AFFERENT PATHWAYS; ANIMALS; BRAIN STEM; GOLDFISH; LATERAL LINE SYSTEM; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; VIBRATION;

EID: 79959299457     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: 14321351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00359-011-0642-9     Document Type: Article

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