Corticoreticular pathways in the cat. II. Discharge activity of neurons in area 4 during voluntary gait modifications

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 406-424

  Kably, Bouchra ^a   Drew, Trevor ^b  

^a Al Irfane   (Morocco)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY MOVEMENT; BODY POSTURE; BRAIN CORTEX; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAIT; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE PROJECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; RETICULAR FORMATION; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

EID: 0031844658     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1998.80.1.406     Document Type: Article

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