Cortical function : a view from the thalamus /

• Other Authors: Casagrande, V. A. (Editor), Guillery, R. W. (Editor, honouree.), Sherman, S. Murray (Editor)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier, 2005.
• Series: Progress in brain research ; v. 149.
• Subjects: Thalamus > Physiology > Congresses.; Cerebral cortex > Physiology > Congresses.; Sensory neurons > Research > Congresses.; Neural transmission > Research > Congresses.; Thalamus > physiology.; Cerebral Cortex > physiology.; Mental Processes > physiology.; Thalamus > Congrès.; Cortex cérébral > Congrès.; Thalamus.; Cerebral cortex > Physiology.; Thalamus > Physiology.; Cortical function; Conference papers and proceedings.; Congresses.; Electronic books.

Almost all of the messages that are received by the cerebral cortex from the environment or from the body's internal receptors come through the thalamus and much current thought about perceptual processing is based on sensory pathways that relay in the thalamus. This volume focuses on three maj...