Thalamus plays a central role in ongoing cortical functioning

Nature Neuroscience

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 533-541

  Sherman, S Murray ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IONOTROPIC RECEPTOR; METABOTROPIC RECEPTOR; GLUTAMIC ACID;

AXON; BRAIN CELL; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN REGION; CONNECTOME; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; GLOBUS PALLIDUS; GLUTAMATERGIC SYNAPSE; LATERAL GENICULATE BODY; MOTOR CORTEX; NEUROMODULATION; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PONTINE NUCLEUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; REVIEW; SENSORY STIMULATION; SOMATOSENSORY STIMULATION; SOMATOSENSORY SYSTEM; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA; SUBTHALAMIC NUCLEUS; THALAMOCORTICAL TRACT; THALAMUS; THALAMUS RETICULAR NUCLEUS; THALAMUS VENTRAL NUCLEUS; ANIMAL; CYTOLOGY; HUMAN; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE TRACT; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; CEREBRAL CORTEX; GLUTAMIC ACID; HUMANS; NERVE NET; NEURAL PATHWAYS; THALAMUS;

EID: 84982144179     PISSN: 10976256     EISSN: 15461726     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nn.4269     Document Type: Review

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