Comparison of visually evoked local field potentials in isolated turtle brain: patterned versus blank stimulation

Qingfei Luo1, Huo Lu, Hanbing Lu

  • 1Department of Radiology, Brain Research Imaging Center, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, United States.

Summary

Checkerboard and full field flash visual stimuli produce comparable neuronal responses in turtle brain preparations. This finding is crucial for optimizing functional neuroimaging techniques using this bloodless animal model.

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