Table 2.
Classification of responsive neurons in the rat mediodorsal thalamic nucleus
| Classification | Sensory stimuli responded | n | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conditioned behavior-related | 13 | 2.5 | |
| Conditioned stimulus-related | |||
| Differential | 97 | 19.0 | |
| Unimodal | 7 | 1.4 | |
| Auditory | 5 | 1.0 | |
| Visual | 2 | 0.4 | |
| Sucrose | 0 | 0.0 | |
| ICSS | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Multimodal | 90 | 17.6 | |
| A+V+I+S | 81 | 15.9 | |
| A+I | 4 | 0.8 | |
| A+V+S | 5 | 1.0 | |
| Nondifferential | 12 | 2.4 | |
| Total responsive | 122 | 23.9 | |
| Total nonresponsive | 388 | 76.1 | |
| Total recorded | 510 | 100.0 |
n, Number of neurons responding to a given stimulus. A, Auditory; V, visual; I, ICSS; S, sucrose solution.