How we walk: Central control of muscle activity during human walking

Neuroscientist

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 195-204

  Nielsen, Jens Bo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Human; Walking

Indexed keywords

BRAIN INJURY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMAN; IMAGING; MOTOR CONTROL; MOTOR COORDINATION; MOTOR CORTEX; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD LESION; WALKING;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; BIOFEEDBACK (PSYCHOLOGY); BIOMECHANICS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MOTOR CORTEX; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCULOSKELETAL PHYSIOLOGY; SPINAL CORD; WALKING;

EID: 0037837474     PISSN: 10738584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1073858403009003012     Document Type: Review

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