Integration of Multiple-whisker Inputs in Rat Somatosensory Cortex
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Integration of multiple-whisker inputs in rat somatosensory cortex.
Rats explore their surroundings through rhythmic movement of their mystacial vibrissae. At any given moment, multiple whiskers are simultaneously moved and may contact the surface of an object. The aim of this work is to understand how simultaneous multiple-whisker deflections are processed in the somatosensory cortex. Arrays of 25 electrodes were inserted into the vibrissal representation of b...
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عنوان ژورنال: Cerebral Cortex
سال: 2001
ISSN: 1460-2199
DOI: 10.1093/cercor/11.2.164