Reversible blockage of specific synaptic transmission by localized and moderate cooling with a vacuum insulated probe connected to a closed circuit apparatus.
D000818:Animals; D002415:Cats; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000502:physiology; D003452:Cryosurgery / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005071:Evoked Potentials; D009475:Neurons, Afferent / Q000502:physiology; D013238:Stereotaxic Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation*; D009435:Synaptic Transmission; D013787:Thalamic Nuclei / Q000502:physiology / Q000601:surgery*