"Tactile" stimulus intensity: information transmission by relay neurons in different trigeminal nuclei.

Science (New York, N.Y.) ·Vol. 160 ·No. 3829 ·1968-05-17 ·Pages 791-4

Darian-Smith I, Rowe MJ, Sessle BJ

Abstract

Comparison of the information transmitted about the intensity of a steady "tactile" stimulus applied to facial skin by single trigemino-thalamic neurons in nucleus oralis and nucleus caudalis indicates that little information loss occurs at the medial lemniscal synaptic relay (nucleus oralis), but that it is gross within the nucleus caudalis.

MeSH Terms

Animals Cats Information Theory Mesencephalon/physiology Neurons/physiology Sensory Receptor Cells/physiology Skin/innervation Synaptic Transmission Thalamus/physiology Touch Trigeminal Nerve

Authors & Affiliations

3 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID

Darian-Smith I

Rowe M J

Sessle B J

Article Info

Journal

Science (New York, N.Y.)

Abbr.

Science

ISSN

0036-8075

DOI

10.1126/science.160.3829.791

Published

1968-05-17

Pages

791-4

Language

English

Region

United States

NLM ID

0404511

Subset

External Links

PubMed source DOI: 10.1126/science.160.3829.791 View journal details

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