Probing neural circuitry and function with electrical microstimulation

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 278, Issue 1709, 2011, Pages 1121-1130

  Clark, Kelsey L ^a   Armstrong, Katherine M ^a   Moore, Tirin ^a,b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Electrical stimulation; Monkey

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; COGNITION; ELECTRIC FIELD; MOVEMENT; NEUROLOGY; NUMERICAL MODEL; PERCEPTION; PRIMATE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; BRAIN MAPPING; COGNITION; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EYE MOVEMENT; LEARNING; NERVE CELL NETWORK; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIMATE; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BRAIN MAPPING; COGNITION; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EYE MOVEMENTS; LEARNING; NERVE NET; PERCEPTION; PRIMATES;

EID: 79960064886     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2010.2211     Document Type: Review

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