Cortical and brainstem control of locomotion

Progress in Brain Research

Volumn 143, Issue , 2004, Pages 251-261

  Drew, Trevor ^a   Prentice, Stephen ^b   Schepens, Bénédicte ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARM MOVEMENT; BODY POSTURE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN NERVE CELL; BRAIN STEM; GAIT; INTERNEURON; LEG MOVEMENT; LOCOMOTION; MOTOR CONTROL; MOTOR CORTEX; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE EXCITABILITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETICULOSPINAL TRACT; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD NERVE CELL;

EID: 0344872759     PISSN: 00796123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0079-6123(03)43025-2     Document Type: Article

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