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ablation activity afferent animals arousal auditory axons basilar membrane behavior body brain brainstem cats cells central cerebellum cochlea complex connections contralateral deficits dendrites depolarized discrimination dorsal eating effect electrical stimulation electrode elicited evoked potentials example experiments extrafusal feedback fibers firing rate frequency function ganglion geniculate globus pallidus gyrus hemisphere hypothalamus impulses increased inhibition inhibitory innervated intrafusal lateral layer learning lemniscal lesions light limb mechanism medial medulla membrane ments mesencephalon modalities monkeys motoneurons motor cortex motor pool motor system movements muscle spindle nerve nervous system neural neurons normal nuclei olfactory olfactory bulb optic pain paradoxical sleep pathways patients peripheral posterior produce pyramidal rats receptors recorded reflex region response reticular formation retina sensitive sensory input shown in Figure signal skin somatosensory spinal cord structures substance synapses tactual taste temperature temporal lobe thalamus theory threshold tion tract usually ventricle vestibular visual visual cortex voltage wave