Somatosensory Cortex - Physiology
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

A dynamic causal model of the coupling between pulse stimulation and neural activity.

29 Sep 2009 We present a dynamic causal model that can explain context-dependent changes in neural responses, in the rat barrel cortex, to an electrical whisker stimulation at different frequencies. Neural responses were measured in terms of local field ... Read more...

Functional and anatomical reorganization of the sensory-motor cortex after incomplete spinal cord injury in adult rats.

28 Sep 2009 A lateral hemisection injury of the cervical spinal cord results in Brown-Séquard syndrome in humans and rats. The hands/forelimbs on the injured side are rendered permanently impaired, but the legs/hindlimbs recover locomotor functions. This is ... Read more...

Reliable and precise neuronal firing during sensory plasticity in superficial layers of primary somatosensory cortex.

21 Sep 2009 Neocortical neurons show astonishing variation in the presence and timing of action potentials across stimulus trials, a phenomenon whose function and significance has been the subject of great interest. Here we present data showing that this ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Somatosensory Cortex - Physiology'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• A dynamic causal model of the coupling between pulse stimulation and neural activity. 29 Sep 2009
• Functional and anatomical reorganization of the sensory-motor cortex after incomplete spinal cord injury in adult rats. 28 Sep 2009
• Reliable and precise neuronal firing during sensory plasticity in superficial layers of primary somatosensory cortex. 21 Sep 2009
• Analogous intermediate shape coding in vision and touch. 2 Sep 2009
• Spiking in primary somatosensory cortex during natural whisking in awake head-restrained rats is cell-type specific. 2 Sep 2009
• Strength of prefrontal activation predicts intensity of suggestion-induced pain. 30 Aug 2009
• Effects of different viewing perspectives on somatosensory activations during observation of touch. 30 Aug 2009
• Improved EEG source analysis using low-resolution conductivity estimation in a four-compartment finite element head model. 30 Aug 2009
• Sensory systems. 26 Aug 2009
• The impact of high-order interactions on the rate of synchronous discharge and information transmission in somatosensory cortex. 26 Aug 2009
• Differential topography of the bilateral cortical projections to the whisker and forepaw regions in rat motor cortex. 10 Aug 2009
• Cell-type identity: a key to unlocking the function of neocortical circuits. 8 Aug 2009
• Neuron synchronization in the rat gracilis nucleus facilitates sensory transmission in the somatosensory pathway. Aug 2009
• The involvement of the motor cortex in postural control: a delicate balancing act. 30 Jul 2009
• [Spontaneous activity of cortical neurons in vitro and its regulation under the effect of acetylcholine] 30 Jul 2009
• Boosting cholinergic activity in gustatory cortex enhances the salience of a familiar conditioned stimulus in taste aversion learning. 30 Jul 2009
• Influence of dopaminergically mediated reward on somatosensory decision-making. 26 Jul 2009
• Comparing ERP concomitant with stimulus-induced and self-paced movements: intracerebral recordings at various cortical sites. 22 Jul 2009
• Measurement of pharyngeal sensory cortical processing: technique and physiologic implications. 12 Jul 2009
• A beta-scintillator for surface measurements of radiotracer kinetics in the intact rodent cortex. 6 Jul 2009

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Technical information about 'Somatosensory Cortex'

Definition: Area of the parietal lobe concerned with receiving general sensations. It lies posterior to the central sulcus.

Descriptor UI: D013003

Alternative terms: Somatosensory Cortex; Cortex, Somatosensory;

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