Visuomotor regulation of locomotion

Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 418-425

  Rossignol, Serge ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Central pattern generator; Locomotion; Reflex control; Supraspinal control; Vision

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; LOCOMOTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISUAL SYSTEM; VISUOMOTOR COORDINATION;

EID: 0029764906     PISSN: 00084212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/y96-041     Document Type: Conference Paper

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