Lemniscal and extralemniscal compartments in the VPM of the rat

The ventral posteromedial thalamic nucleus (VPM) of the rat contains at least two major vibrissa-representing compartments: the dorsomedial (VPMdm), which belongs to the lemniscal afferent pathway, and the ventrolateral (VPMvl), which belongs to the extralemniscal afferent pathway. Although input-ou...

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Main Authors: Sebastian Haidarliu, Chunxiu Yu, Naama Rubin, Ehud Ahissar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2008-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Neuroanatomy
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/neuro.05.004.2008/full