The effect of rubrospinal tractotomy on a conditioned limb response in the cat

Behavioural Brain Research

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 151-162

  Voneida, Theodore J ^a  

^a Northeastern Ohio Medical University   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebellum; Conditioned learning; Pyramidotomy; Red nucleus; Rubrospinal tractotomy; Sensorimotor cortex

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CAT; CEREBELLUM; CONDITIONED REFLEX; LEARNING; MEMBRANE COMPONENT; MEMORY; NICTITATING MEMBRANE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RED NUCLEUS; RUBROSPINAL TRACT; SENSORIMOTOR CORTEX;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CATS; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; FORELIMB; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; NEURAL PATHWAYS; RED NUCLEUS; SPINAL CORD; STEREOTAXIC TECHNIQUES;

EID: 0032886216     PISSN: 01664328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-4328(99)00069-8     Document Type: Article

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