Precise spike synchronization in monkey motor cortex involved in preparation for movement

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 128, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 118-122

  Grammont, Franck ^a   Riehle, Alexa ^a  

^a Ctr for Res in Cogn Neuroscience   (France)

Author keywords

Monkey; Motor cortex; Movement preparation; Multiple single neuron activity; Synchronization

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYNAMICS; MONKEY; MOTOR CORTEX; MOTOR NERVE CONDUCTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPIKE; TASK PERFORMANCE; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; CORTICAL SYNCHRONIZATION; EVOKED POTENTIALS, VISUAL; MACACA MULATTA; MOTOR CORTEX; MOVEMENT; NEURONS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0032833917     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002210050826     Document Type: Conference Paper

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