Origins of choice-related activity in mouse somatosensory cortex

Nature Neuroscience

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 127-134

  Yang, Hongdian ^a   Kwon, Sung E ^a   Severson, Kyle S ^a   O'Connor, Daniel H ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; DEPOLARIZATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; INTRACELLULAR RECORDING; MOUSE; NERVE CELL; NERVE FIBER; NONHUMAN; PRIMARY SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECONDARY SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; STIMULUS; TACTILE STIMULATION; TASK PERFORMANCE; THALAMUS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; C57BL MOUSE; FEMALE; MALE; MECHANORECEPTOR; OPTOGENETICS; PATCH CLAMP TECHNIQUE; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; THALAMUS VENTRAL NUCLEUS; TOUCH; VIBRISSA;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; FEMALE; MALE; MECHANORECEPTORS; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; NEURONS; OPTOGENETICS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SIGNAL DETECTION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; TOUCH PERCEPTION; VENTRAL THALAMIC NUCLEI; VIBRISSAE;

EID: 84953838042     PISSN: 10976256     EISSN: 15461726     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nn.4183     Document Type: Article

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