Temporal features of directional tuning by spinocerebellar neurons: Relation to limb geometry

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 1647-1658

  Bosco, G ^a,b   Poppele, R E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b Dept of Physiology ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; KINESIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPRIOCEPTION; SPIKE; SPINOCEREBELLAR TRACT;

EID: 0029863929     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1996.75.4.1647     Document Type: Article

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