Long-lasting, context-dependent modification of stepping in the cat after repeated stumbling-corrective responses

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 659-669

  McVea, D A ^a   Pearson, K G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FLEXOR MUSCLE; FOREBRAIN; KINEMATICS; KNEE FUNCTION; LEG MOVEMENT; LOCOMOTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAINING; WALKING;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; CATS; DECEREBRATE STATE; FEEDBACK; GAIT; HINDLIMB; LOCOMOTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; PROSENCEPHALON; RESTRAINT, PHYSICAL; TIME; TIME FACTORS; WALKING;

EID: 33846411882     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00921.2006     Document Type: Article

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