Insights from models of rhythmic motor systems

Current Opinion in Neurobiology

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 615-620

  Prinz, Astrid A ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; BREATHING; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HUMAN; INTERNEURON; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR SYSTEM; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSORY STIMULATION; SWIMMING; SYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; WALKING; XENOPUS LAEVIS; ZEBRA FISH;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL CLOCKS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMANS; MODELS, ANIMAL; MOVEMENT; NERVE NET; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEURONS; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 33751223510     PISSN: 09594388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.conb.2006.10.001     Document Type: Review

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