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Technical note

One whisker whisking: unit recording during conditioned whisking in rats

R. Bermejo Department of Psychology, Hunter College, City University of New York, New York City, NY 10021, USA
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M. Szwed Department of Neurobiology, The Weizmann Institute, Rehovot 76100, Israel
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W. Friedman Department of Psychology, Hunter College, City University of New York, New York City, NY 10021, USA
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E. Ahissar Department of Neurobiology, The Weizmann Institute, Rehovot 76100, Israel
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H.P. Zeigler Department of Psychology, Hunter College, City University of New York, New York City, NY 10021, USACorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 183-187 | Published online: 10 Jul 2009

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