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Original Article

The Relationship of Vibrissal Motor Cortex Unit Activity to Whisking in the Awake Rat

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Pages 115-127 | Published online: 10 Jul 2009

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P. Gao, B. O. Ploog & H. P. Zeigler. (2003) Whisking as a “voluntary” response: operant control of whisking parameters and effects of whisker denervation. Somatosensory & Motor Research 20:3-4, pages 179-189.
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