Barrel cortex /

The barrel cortex contains the somatosensory representation of the whiskers on the face of the rodent and forms an early stage of cortical processing for tactile information. It is an area of great importance for understanding how the cerebral cortex works because the cortical columns that form the...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Fox, Kevin (Kevin D.)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008.
Temas:
Cerebral cortex.
Rodents > Nervous system.
Somatosensory Cortex > physiology
Neuronal Plasticity > physiology
Vibrissae > physiology
Models, Animal
Cerebral Cortex
Cortex cérébral.
Rongeurs > Système nerveux.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Physical.
Internet Resources.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Anatomical pathways
  • Cellular and synaptic organization of the barrel cortex
  • Development of the barrel cortex
  • Sensory physiology
  • Synaptic plasticity of barrel cortex
  • Experience-dependent plasticity
  • New and emerging fields in barrel cortex research.

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