Ponto-Geniculo-Occipital (PGO) Burst Neurons: Correlative Evidence for Neuronal Generators of PGO Waves
- 21 July 1978
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 201 (4352) , 269-272
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.663656
Abstract
A newly discovered class of neurons, ponto-geniculo-occipital (PGO) burst neurons, has PGO wave relationships of phase-leading, stereotyped discharge bursts, and the highest reported discharge specificity and coherence; these neurons thus fulfill correlative criteria for output generator neurons for PGO waves. The PGO burst neurons are recorded in a discrete dorsal brainstem area in apposition to the brachium conjunctivum.This publication has 19 references indexed in Scilit:
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