Diversity of neural responses in the brainstem during smooth pursuit eye movements constrains the circuit mechanisms of neural integration

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 33, Issue 15, 2013, Pages 6633-6647

  Joshua, Mati ^a,c   Medina, Javier F ^b   Lisberger, Stephen G ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; BRAIN STEM; CEREBELLUM; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EYE MOVEMENTS; MACACA MULATTA; MALE; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; MOTOR NEURONS; NEURAL INHIBITION; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEURONS; PURSUIT, SMOOTH; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84876012746     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: 15292401     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3732-12.2013     Document Type: Article

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