Significance of peripheral feedback in the generation of stepping movements during epidural stimulation of the spinal cord

Neuroscience and Behavioral Physiology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 181-190

  Musienko, P E ^a   Bogacheva, I N ^a   Gerasimenko, Yu P ^a  

^a PAVLOV INSTITUTE OF PHYSIOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Cat; Decerebration; Electromyographic activity; Epidural stimulation; Locomotor pattern; Peripheral feedback; Spinalization

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CAT; DECEREBRATION; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; GAIT; LOCOMOTION; MOTOR CONTROL; MOTOR COORDINATION; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE SPINDLE; NONHUMAN; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION; SPINAL CORD TRANSSECTION; TREADMILL; WALKING; WALKING SPEED;

ANIMALS; CATS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EPIDURAL SPACE; EXERCISE TEST; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SPINAL CORD; WALKING;

EID: 33845904957     PISSN: 00970549     EISSN: 1573899X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11055-007-0166-5     Document Type: Article

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