Cortical neuron response properties are related to lesion extent and behavioral recovery after sensory loss from spinal cord injury in monkeys

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 4345-4363

  Qi, Hui Xin ^a   Reed, Jamie L ^a   Gharbawie, Omar A ^a   Burish, Mark J ^a,b   Kaas, Jon H ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Area 3b; Dorsal column lesion; Multielectrode array; Primate; Somatotopy; Tactile

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; AOTUS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPIKE WAVE; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TACTILE STIMULATION; TASK PERFORMANCE;

AREA 3B; DORSAL COLUMN LESION; MULTIELECTRODE ARRAY; PRIMATE; SOMATOTOPY; TACTILE;

ANIMALS; AOTIDAE; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BRAIN MAPPING; HAND; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; NEURONS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SAIMIRI; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 84896304653     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: 15292401     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.4954-13.2014     Document Type: Article

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