Encoding and decoding of reticulospinal commands

Brain Research Reviews

Volumn 40, Issue 1-3, 2002, Pages 166-177

  Deliagina, Tatiana G ^a   Zelenin, Pavel V ^a   Orlovsky, Grigori N ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Commands; Decoding; Encoding; Lamprey; Motor behavior; Reticulospinal system

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; LAMPREY; LOCOMOTION; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETICULOSPINAL TRACT; REVIEW; SENSORY STIMULATION; SPINAL CORD; SWIMMING;

ANIMALS; EFFERENT PATHWAYS; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; INTERNEURONS; LAMPREYS; MOVEMENT; POSTURE; RETICULAR FORMATION; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 0036824331     PISSN: 01650173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0173(02)00199-6     Document Type: Review

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