Reversible Cooling-induced Deactivations to Study Cortical Contributions to Obstacle Memory in the Walking Cat
Title:
Reversible Cooling-induced Deactivations to Study Cortical Contributions to Obstacle Memory in the Walking Cat
Author:
Wong, Carmen
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Publication Information:
Cambridge, MA MyJoVE Corp 2016
Physical Description:
online resource (583 seconds)
Series:
Behavior
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Abstract:
Complex locomotion in naturalistic environments requiring careful coordination of the limbs involves regions of the parietal cortex. The following protocol describes the use of reversible cooling-induced deactivation to demonstrate the role of parietal area 5 in memory-guided obstacle avoidance in the walking cat.
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https://www.jove.com/t/56196