Coordination and localization in spinal motor systems

Brain Research Reviews

Volumn 40, Issue 1-3, 2002, Pages 66-79

  Tresch, Matthew C ^a   Saltiel, Philippe ^a   D'Avella, Andrea ^a   Bizzi, Emilio ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Central pattern generator; Modularity; Motor control; Spinal cord; Spinal interneuron; Synergy

Indexed keywords

FROG; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR COORDINATION; MOTOR SYSTEM; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD MOTONEURON; TURTLE; VERTEBRATE;

ANIMALS; ANURA; MAMMALS; MOTOR NEURONS; MOVEMENT; NECTURUS; REFLEX; SPINAL CORD; TURTLES;

EID: 0036824324     PISSN: 01650173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0173(02)00189-3     Document Type: Review

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