Adaptation reveals independent control networks for human walking

Nature Neuroscience

Volumn 10, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1055-1062

  Choi, Julia T ^a,b   Bastian, Amy J ^a,b  

^a KENNEDY KRIEGER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEG; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAINING; TREADMILL; WALKING; WALKING SPEED;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; TIME FACTORS; TRANSFER (PSYCHOLOGY); WALKING;

EID: 34547502751     PISSN: 10976256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nn1930     Document Type: Article

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