From sensation to action


Por: Romo R., Hernández A., Salinas E., Brody C.D., Zainos A., Lemus L., Lafuente V.D., Luna R.

Publicada: 1 ene 2002
Resumen:
Key to understanding somatosensation is the form of how the mechanical stimuli are represented in the evoked neuronal activity of the brain. Here, we focus on studies that address the question of which components of the evoked neuronal activity in the somatosensory system represent the stimulus features. We review experiments that probe whether these neuronal representations are essential to somatosensation. We also discuss recent results that suggest how the somatosensory stimuli are represented in the brain during short-term memory. Finally, we review data that show the neuronal correlates of a decision during somatosensory perception. © 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.

Filiaciones:
Romo R.:
 Instituto de Fisiología Celular DF, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 04510 Mexico, Mexico

Hernández A.:
 Instituto de Fisiología Celular DF, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 04510 Mexico, Mexico

Salinas E.:
 Instituto de Fisiología Celular DF, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 04510 Mexico, Mexico

Brody C.D.:
 Instituto de Fisiología Celular DF, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 04510 Mexico, Mexico

Zainos A.:
 Instituto de Fisiología Celular DF, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 04510 Mexico, Mexico

Lemus L.:
 Instituto de Fisiología Celular DF, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 04510 Mexico, Mexico

Lafuente V.D.:
 Instituto de Fisiología Celular DF, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 04510 Mexico, Mexico

Luna R.:
 Instituto de Fisiología Celular DF, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 04510 Mexico, Mexico
ISSN: 01664328
Editorial
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV, PO BOX 211, 1000 AE AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS, Países Bajos
Tipo de documento: Conference Paper
Volumen: 135 Número: 1-2
Páginas: 105-118
WOS Id: 000178541700016
ID de PubMed: 12356440