Random change in cortical load representation suggests distinct control of posture and movement

Nature Neuroscience

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 498-504

  Kurtzer, Isaac ^a   Herter, Troy M ^a   Scott, Stephen H ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY MOVEMENT; BODY POSTURE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; LEG MOVEMENT; MACACA; MOTOR CONTROL; MOTOR CORTEX; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKILL; TASK PERFORMANCE; ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYTOLOGY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; LIMB; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); NERVE CELL; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SPECTROSCOPY; TIME; TORQUE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXTREMITIES; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; MACACA MULATTA; MALE; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; MOTOR CORTEX; MOVEMENT; NEURONS; POSTURE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS; TORQUE;

EID: 20044391116     PISSN: 10976256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nn1420     Document Type: Article

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