Systematic changes in directional tuning of motor cortex cell activity with hand location in the workspace during generation of static isometric forces in constant spatial directions

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 1170-1174

  Sergio, Lauren E ^a   Kalaska, John F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL ACTIVITY; HAND MOVEMENT; LIMB MOVEMENT; MALE; MONKEY; MOTOR CONTROL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030811983     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1997.78.2.1170     Document Type: Article

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