title: Stereotactic functional mapping of the cat motor cortex.
abstract: Epidural motor cortex stimulation is an increasingly used method to control refractory neuropathic pain although its mechanisms of action remain poorly understood. Animal models are currently developed that allow reproducing the conditions of this neurosurgical approach and clarifying its mechanisms. In this study we validate a new stereotactic functional map of the cat motor cortex carried out in epidural conditions, thus allowing future experimentations that closely mimic the technique used in humans.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Physiology (Neurosciences), Faculty of Medicine, Saint Joseph University, Damascus Street, P.O. Box 11-5076, Beirut, Lebanon. s_kobaiter@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Sandra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kobaiter-Maarrawi
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Maarrawi
authors.forename: Hicham
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Abou Zeid
authors.forename: Elie
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Samaha
authors.forename: Nabil
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Okais
authors.forename: Luis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Garcia-Larrea
authors.forename: Michel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Magnin
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001931:Brain Mapping / Q000379:methods*; D002415:Cats; D004558:Electric Stimulation / Q000379:methods; D019054:Evoked Potentials, Motor / Q000502:physiology; D009044:Motor Cortex / Q000502:physiology*; D013238:Stereotaxic Techniques