Beyond traditional approaches to understand the functional role of neuromodulators in sensory cortices

Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience

Volumn , Issue JULY, 2012, Pages

  Edeline, Jean Marc ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; NORADRENALIN;

AUDITORY CORTEX; BRAIN CELL; DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; EVOKED RESPONSE; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; FREQUENCY MODULATION; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; INTERNEURON; LATENT PERIOD; LOCUS CERULEUS; LONG TERM DEPRESSION; LONG TERM POTENTIATION; MAGNOCELLULAR NUCLEUS; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; OLFACTORY CORTEX; RECEPTIVE FIELD; REVIEW; SENSORY CORTEX; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; VISUAL CORTEX;

EID: 85083347896     PISSN: 16625153     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fnbeh.2012.00045     Document Type: Review

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