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Whisker stimulation with different frequencies reveals non-uniform modulation of functional magnetic resonance imaging signal across sensory systems in awake rats
Jaakko Paasonen, Juha S. Valjakka, Raimo A. Salo…·Olli H.J. Gröhn
This study uses fMRI to show that whisker stimulation in awake rats activates multiple sensory systems, with distinct responses in core and non-core brain regions, and that anesthesia obscures high-order processing.