Sensori-sensory afferent conditioning with leg movement: Gain control in spinal reflex and ascending paths

Progress in Neurobiology

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 393-421

  Brooke, J D ^a   Cheng, J ^b   Collins, D F ^b   McIlroy, W E ^c   Misiaszek, J E ^b   Staines, W R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONDITIONING; ELECTROMYOGRAM; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; HOFFMANN REFLEX; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEG MOVEMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPINAL REFLEX;

EID: 0031105354     PISSN: 03010082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-0082(96)00061-5     Document Type: Article

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