Conditioned and unconditioned forelimb reflex systems in the cat: Involvement of the intermediate cerebellum

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 114, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 255-270

  Kolb, F P ^a   Irwin, K B ^b   Bloedel, J R ^b   Bracha, V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b BARROW NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebellum; Classical conditioning; Interposed nucleus; Posture; Withdrawal reflex

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; MUSCIMOL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CAT; CEREBELLUM; CONDITIONED REFLEX; DRUG EFFECT; FLEXOR REFLEX; FORELIMB; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; INTERPOSITUS NUCLEUS; MAGNET; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLEX ARC; WITHDRAWAL REFLEX;

EID: 0030953001     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00005634     Document Type: Article

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