Somatosensory imprinting in spinal reflex modules

Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine, Supplement

Volumn , Issue 41, 2003, Pages 73-80

  Schouenborg, Jens ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Development; Modular organisation; Motor control; Plasticity; Sensorimotor transformation

Indexed keywords

BODY BUILD; CEREBELLUM; CONFERENCE PAPER; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HUMAN; LEARNING TEST; LUMBAR SPINE; MOTOR CONTROL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FUNCTION; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PLASTICITY; RECEPTOR POTENTIAL; REFLEX ARC; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; SENSORY SYSTEM; SOMATOSENSORY SYSTEM; SOMATOTYPE; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD DORSAL HORN; SPINAL REFLEX; SYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; WEIGHT; WITHDRAWAL REFLEX;

ANIMALS; IMPRINTING (PSYCHOLOGY); MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NERVE NET; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; RATS; REFLEX; SKIN; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 0038305241     PISSN: 16501969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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