Sir Charles Sherrington's the integrative action of the nervous system: A centenary appreciation

Brain

Volumn 130, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 887-894

  Burke, Robert E ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Control of movement; Nervous system organization; Neuron Doctrine; Reflex coordination; Spinal reflexes

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CEREBELLUM; EDUCATION; HUMAN; INTERNEURON; LOCOMOTION; MAMMAL; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MOTONEURON; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); MYOGRAPHY; NERVE CELL; NEUROANATOMY; NEUROLOGY; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NEUROSCIENCE; NOCICEPTION; NOMENCLATURE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; HISTORY; MOTOR CORTEX; NERVE CELL NETWORK; PHYSIOLOGY; SPINAL CORD;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; MOTOR CORTEX; NERVE NET; NEURONS; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 34249692361     PISSN: 00068950     EISSN: 14602156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/brain/awm022     Document Type: Review

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