Anatomy of motor learning. I. Frontal cortex and attention to action

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 1313-1324

  Jueptner, M ^a,b,d   Stephan, K M ^a,b,e   Frith, C D ^a,b   Brooks, D J ^b   Frackowiak, R S J ^a,b   Passingham, R E ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ESSEN   (Germany)

^e Neurology Clinic   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CINGULATE GYRUS; FINGER; FRONTAL CORTEX; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEARNING; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NORMAL HUMAN; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE; VOLUNTEER;

EID: 0030910639     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1997.77.3.1313     Document Type: Article

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