Effects of acoustic stimuli on neuronal activity in the auditory cortex of the rat

Physiological Research

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 687-693

  Zhang, Y ^a   Han, L ^a   Xiao, X ^a   Hu, B ^a   Ruan, H ^a   Xiong, Y ^a  

^a THIRD MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Auditory cortex; Depolarization; Intracellular recording; Rhythmic discharges; Spontaneous activity

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053647719     PISSN: 08628408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.33549/physiolres.932086     Document Type: Article

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