Convergence across tactile afferent types in primary and secondary somatosensory cortices.

Integration of information by convergence of inputs onto sensory cortical neurons is a requisite for processing higher-order stimulus features. Convergence across defined peripheral input classes has generally been thought to occur at levels beyond the primary sensory cortex, however recent work has...

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Main Authors: Andrew W Carter, Spencer C Chen, Nigel H Lovell, Richard M Vickery, John W Morley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4162646?pdf=render