Role of the cerebellum and motor cortex in the regulation of visually controlled locomotion

Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 443-455

  Armstrong, D M ^a   Marple Horvat, D E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cerebellum; Locomotion; Motor cortex

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; CAT; CEREBELLUM CORTEX; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; LOCOMOTION; MOTOR CORTEX; NERVE CONDUCTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISUOMOTOR COORDINATION; WALKING;

EID: 0029774406     PISSN: 00084212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/y96-044     Document Type: Conference Paper

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