Historical analysis of the neural control of movement from the bedrock of animal experimentation to human studies

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 96, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1478-1485

  Matthews, Peter B C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Motor control; Neurophysiology; Reflex action; Sherrington; Tendon jerk

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMYOGRAM; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HOFFMANN REFLEX; HUMAN; MAGNETIC STIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MONOSYNAPTIC REFLEX; MOTONEURON; MOTOR CONTROL; MOTOR CORTEX; MOTOR UNIT; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLEX; REVIEW; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TENDON REFLEX;

ANIMALS; ENGLAND; EUROPE; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HUMANS; MOVEMENT; NERVOUS SYSTEM PHYSIOLOGY; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY;

EID: 1642328989     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00978.2003     Document Type: Review

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