Sensorimotor cortex ablation prevents H-reflex up-conditioning and causes a paradoxical response to down-conditioning in rats

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 119-127

  Chen, Xiang Yang ^a   Carp, Jonathan S ^a   Chen, Lu ^a   Wolpaw, Jonathan R ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONDITIONED REFLEX; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; HOFFMANN REFLEX; MALE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; RAT; SENSORIMOTOR CORTEX; SKILL;

ANIMALS; CATHETER ABLATION; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; H-REFLEX; HINDLIMB; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; MOTOR NEURONS; MOTOR SKILLS; NEURONS, AFFERENT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; PYRAMIDAL TRACTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX;

EID: 33745740068     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.01271.2005     Document Type: Article

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