Instability of spatial encoding by CA1 hippocampal place cells after peripheral nerve injury

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 33, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2255-2264

  Cardoso Cruz, Helder ^a,b   Lima, Deolinda ^a,b   Galhardo, Vasco ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b University of Porto   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Multichannel recording; Neuropathy; Pain; Rat

Indexed keywords

ALLODYNIA; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN MAPPING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRODE; HIPPOCAMPAL CA1 REGION; MALE; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REINFORCEMENT; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; SPATIAL MEMORY; SPIKE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; BRAIN MAPPING; CA1 REGION, HIPPOCAMPAL; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; HYPERALGESIA; MALE; NEURALGIA; NEURONS; PERIPHERAL NERVES; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SPACE PERCEPTION;

EID: 80955180955     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: 14609568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2011.07721.x     Document Type: Article

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