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Science 26 August 1960:
Vol. 132. no. 3426, pp. 547 - 548
DOI: 10.1126/science.132.3426.547
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Effect of Pyramidal Tract Activity on Dorsal Column Nuclei

S. J. Jabbur 1 and A. L. Towe 1

1 Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle

The response of single units in cuneate and gracile nuclei to cutaneous stimulation can be modified by prior stimulation of the motor cortex of the cat. Both excitation and inhibition of these neurons can be effected via the pyramidal tract.

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