Modular organization of spinal motor systems

Neuroscientist

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 437-442

  Bizzi, E ^a,b   D'Avella, A ^a   Saltiel, P ^a   Tresch, M ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Motor primitives; Spinal force fields; Spinal interneurons; Spinal motor systems

Indexed keywords

N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; FROG; INTERNEURON; MOTOR SYSTEM; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD; VERTEBRATE;

EID: 0036788841     PISSN: 10738584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107385802236969     Document Type: Review

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