Convergence of submodality specific input onto neurons in primary 8 somatosensory cortex 9
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somatosensory cortex 9 Yu-Cheng Pei, Peter V. Denchev, Steven S. Hsiao, James C. Craig and Sliman J. Bensmaia 10 11 12 1 Krieger Mind/Brain Institute, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218 13 2 Department of Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218 14 3 Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Indiana University, IN 47405 15 4 Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang 16 Gung University, 5 Fushing St. ,Taoyuan County, 333, Taiwan 17 18 19 * Corresponding author: [email protected]; Krieger 338, Johns Hopkins University, 3400 N. Charles St., 20 Baltimore, Md 21218 21 22 23 24 25 Acknowledgments: We gratefully acknowledge Chia-Chun Hung, Yi Dong and Jeffrey 26 Yau for stimulating discussion. This work was supported by NIH grants NS18787 and 27 DC00095 and by Chang Gung Memorial Hospital Grant CMRPG350961. 28 29 Articles in PresS. J Neurophysiol (June 17, 2009). doi:10.1152/jn.00235.2009
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