An alternative interpretation of population vector rotation in macaque motor cortex

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 272, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-4

  Cisek, Paul ^a   Scott, Stephen H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Mental rotation; Motor planning; Population vector; Primary motor cortex; S R compatibility

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; DEPTH PERCEPTION; MODEL; MONKEY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR CORTEX; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); NERVE CONDUCTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTATION; STIMULUS;

ANIMALS; CUES; MACACA; MOTOR CORTEX; MOVEMENT; NEURONS; RECRUITMENT, NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 0032731384     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(99)00338-9     Document Type: Article

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