Receptive fields of neurons in areas 3b and 1 of somatosensory cortex in monkeys.
Receptive fields of neurons within the separate representations of the glabrous hand in areas 3b and 1 of somatosensory cortex were studied in cynomolgus monkeys. Many neurons in area 1 have center-surround receptive fields with separate 'on' and 'off' zones, while neurons in area 3b exhibit largely uniform or homogeneous receptive fields.
D000818:Animals; D001931:Brain Mapping; D006225:Hand / Q000294:innervation; D008252:Macaca fascicularis; D008465:Mechanoreceptors / Q000502:physiology; D009433:Neural Inhibition; D009474:Neurons / Q000502:physiology; D013003:Somatosensory Cortex / Q000502:physiology*; D009435:Synaptic Transmission