Primary motor cortical neurons encode functional muscle synergies

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 146, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 233-243

  Holdefer, R N ^a   Miller, L E ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cluster analysis; EMG; Limb movement; Muscle synergies; Primate

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARM MUSCLE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CALCULATION; CELL ASSAY; CELL COUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAM; HAND MOVEMENT; HAND MUSCLE; MONKEY; MOTOR CORTEX; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; EFFERENT PATHWAYS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; MACACA FASCICULARIS; MACACA MULATTA; MOTOR CORTEX; MOTOR NEURONS; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL;

EID: 0036039562     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00221-002-1166-x     Document Type: Article

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