Changes in the temporal pattern of primary motor cortex activity in a directional isometric force versus limb movement task

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 1577-1583

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

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARM MUSCLE; ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; HAND MOVEMENT; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WORKLOAD;

EID: 0031790064     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1998.80.3.1577     Document Type: Article

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