Learning about time within the spinal cord: Evidence that spinal neurons can abstract and store an index of regularity

Prior studies have shown that intermittent noxious stimulation has divergent effects on spinal cord plasticity depending upon whether it occurs in a regular [fixed time (FT)] or irregular [variable time (VT)] manner: In spinally transected animals, VT stimulation to the tail or hind leg impaired spi...

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Main Authors: Kuan H. Lee, Joel D Turtle, Misty Marie Strain, Yung-Jen eHuang, Kyle M. Baumbauer, James W Grau
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnbeh.2015.00274/full