Fig. 8.
RFs of inhibitory but not excitatory barrel neurons have shapes similar to those of their thalamic inputs.A, Relationship of AW/PW response ratios for connected pairs of TCUs and FSUs. The AW/PW ratio is defined as the mean response of a neuron to the deflection of an AW over the mean response to deflection of its PW. B, Same as A, but for connected pairs of TCUs and RSUs. A,B, solid line, Fitted linear regression;dottedlines, 95% confidence limits. Note that both FSUs and RSUs are contacted by TCUs with focused (small ratio) and unfocused (large ratio) RFs.