Spatiotemporal frequency tuning dynamics of neurons in the owl 1 visual wulst
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3 Running head: Spatiotemporal tuning dynamics in owl wulst 4 5 Authors: 6 Lucas Pinto and Jerome Baron 7 Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal 8 University of Minas Gerais 9 Avenida Antonio Carlos, 6627. Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil. 31270-901 10 11 §Corresponding author: 12 Jerome Baron 13 Departamento de Fisiologia e Biofísica 14 Instituto de Ciências Biológicas (ICB) 15 Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG) 16 Av. Antônio Carlos, 6627 Pampulha 17 CEP 31270-901, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil. 18 TEL: +55-31-3409-2921 19 FAX: +55-31-3409-2924 20 E-mail: [email protected] 21 22 23 24 25 Abstract 26 Articles in PresS. J Neurophysiol (April 14, 2010). doi:10.1152/jn.01151.2009
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