Dynamics of circadian thalamocortical flow of information during a peripheral neuropathic pain condition

Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience

Volumn 5, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Cardoso Cruz, Helder ^a,b   Sameshima, Koichi ^c   Lima, Deolinda ^a,b   Galhardo, Vasco ^a,b  

^a University of Porto   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Intracranial recordings; Partial directed coherence; Spared nerve injury model; Thalamocortical

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; LOCAL FIELD POTENTIAL; MALE; NERVOUS SYSTEM POTENTIAL; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PRIMARY SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; RAT; SLEEP WAKING CYCLE; SLOW WAVE SLEEP; THALAMOCORTICAL TRACT; THALAMUS LATERAL NUCLEUS;

EID: 82255171062     PISSN: 16625145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fnint.2011.00043     Document Type: Article

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