Spike synchronization and firing rate in a population of motor cortical neurons in relation to movement direction and reaction time

Biological Cybernetics

Volumn 88, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 360-373

  Grammont, F ^a,b   Riehle, A ^a  

^a CNRS CRNC   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOELECTRIC POTENTIALS; BRAIN; CELLS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FUNCTIONAL NEURAL STIMULATION; NEURAL NETWORKS; SYNCHRONIZATION;

MOTOR CORTEX; MOTOR CORTICAL NEURONS; SPIKE SYNCHRONIZATION;

NEUROPHYSIOLOGY;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORTICAL SYNCHRONIZATION; MACACA; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR CORTEX; NERVE CELL; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; VISION;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; CORTICAL SYNCHRONIZATION; MACACA MULATTA; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR CORTEX; NEURONS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 0142134887     PISSN: 03401200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00422-002-0385-3     Document Type: Article

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