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. 1983 Dec 12;288(1-2):368-70.
doi: 10.1016/0006-8993(83)90120-8.

Immediate effects of digit amputation on SI cortex in the raccoon: unmasking of inhibitory fields

Immediate effects of digit amputation on SI cortex in the raccoon: unmasking of inhibitory fields

D D Rasmusson et al. Brain Res. .

Abstract

Immediately after removal of one digit, inhibitory receptive fields were revealed in the affected part of somatosensory cortex. These were usually seen as 'off' responses if only a short, tapping stimulus is used. Over the course of several weeks, these inhibitory responses disappear and are replaced by excitatory responses. These changes are seen with both alpha-chloralose and barbiturate anesthesia.

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