Covert agency with proprioceptive feedback

Journal of Consciousness Studies

Volumn 12, Issue 4-5, 2005, Pages 96-114

  Lethin, Anton ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ascending propioception; Corticospinal excitability; Efference; Fusimotor; Motoneurons; Perspectival source; Specifications

Indexed keywords

EID: 21144445090     PISSN: 13558250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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