Reaching movements with similar hand paths but different arm orientations. I. Activity of individual cells in motor cortex

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 826-852

  Scott, Stephen H ^a   Kalaska, John F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HAND MOVEMENT; MALE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MOTOR CORTEX; NERVE CELL STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; ORIENTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHESUS MONKEY; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 0031019642     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1997.77.2.826     Document Type: Article

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