Visuomotor processing as reflected in the directional discharge of premotor and primary motor cortex neurons

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 875-894

  Johnson, M T V ^a   Coltz, J D ^a   Hagen, M C ^a   Ebner, T J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; DIRECTIONAL VISION; EYE MOVEMENT; FEMALE; MONKEY; MOTOR COORDINATION; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NONHUMAN; PREMOTOR CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STIMULUS RESPONSE; VISUAL INFORMATION; VISUOMOTOR COORDINATION;

EID: 0033062956     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1999.81.2.875     Document Type: Article

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