Do human bipeds use quadrupedal coordination?

Trends in Neurosciences

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 462-467

  Dietz, Volker ^a  

^a BALGRIST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARM MOVEMENT; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD; GAIT; HUMAN; LEG MOVEMENT; LIMB; LOCOMOTION; MOTONEURON; MOTOR COORDINATION; NERVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; REVIEW; SPECIES COMPARISON; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINAL CORD NERVE CELL;

ANIMALS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; GAIT; HINDLIMB; HUMANS; LOCOMOTION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR NEURONS; PYRAMIDAL TRACTS; SPINAL CORD; UPPER EXTREMITY; WALKING;

EID: 0036752509     PISSN: 01662236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-2236(02)02229-4     Document Type: Review

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