Spinal cord plasticity in acquisition and maintenance of motor skills

Acta Physiologica

Volumn 189, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 155-169

  Wolpaw, J R ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Conditioning; H reflex; Learning; Memory; Motor function; Plasticity; Rehabilitation; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

AGING; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CEREBRAL PALSY; CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; LOCOMOTION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

AGING; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR; H-REFLEX; HUMANS; LOCOMOTION; MODELS, ANIMAL; MOTOR CORTEX; MOTOR SKILLS; MOVEMENT; NERVE REGENERATION; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; NEURONS, AFFERENT; RATS; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; SYNAPSES;

EID: 33846415415     PISSN: 17481708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-1716.2006.01656.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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