Neural aspects of cognitive motor control

Current Opinion in Neurobiology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 238-241

  Georgopoulos, Apostolos P ^a  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COGNITION; HAND MOVEMENT; LEARNING; MEMORY; MOTOR CONTROL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0034074532     PISSN: 09594388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-4388(00)00072-6     Document Type: Review

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