Functional penetration of variability of motor neuron spike timing through a modulated neuromuscular system

Neurocomputing

Volumn 70, Issue 10-12, 2007, Pages 1863-1869

  Brezina, Vladimir ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral variability; Motor control; Neuromodulation; Neuromuscular system; Pattern dependence

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; BIOCONTROL; BIOMECHANICS; HUMAN REHABILITATION ENGINEERING; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; NEUROLOGY; NEURONS;

MOTOR CONTROL; NEUROMODULATION; PATTERN DEPENDENCE;

FUNCTIONAL NEURAL STIMULATION;

APLYSIA; ARTICLE; MODEL; MOTONEURON; MOTOR CONTROL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NEUROMODULATION; NEUROMUSCULAR SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPIKE; WAVEFORM;

EID: 34247513402     PISSN: 09252312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neucom.2006.10.114     Document Type: Article

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