Dynamics of sensory thalamocortical synaptic networks during information processing states

Progress in Neurobiology

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 213-247

  Castro Alamancos, Manuel A ^a  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

BRAIN CELL; BRAIN STEM; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; LATENT PERIOD; MEDIAL LEMNISCUS; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; OSCILLATORY POTENTIAL; POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; PRESYNAPTIC MEMBRANE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSORY CORTEX; SENSORY NERVE CONDUCTION; SPATIAL ORIENTATION; THALAMOCORTICAL TRACT; TRIGEMINAL NUCLEUS; VIBRISSA;

ANIMALS; NEOCORTEX; NERVE NET; NEURAL PATHWAYS; SYNAPSES; THALAMUS; VIBRISSAE;

EID: 8844285964     PISSN: 03010082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pneurobio.2004.09.002     Document Type: Review

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