Role of sensory feedback in the control of stance duration in walking cats

Brain Research Reviews

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 222-227

  Pearson, K G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Pattern generation; Phase transitions; Sensory control; Walking

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; CAT; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FLEXOR MUSCLE; HINDLIMB; LOCOMOTION; MUSCLE SPINDLE; MUSCLE SPINDLE AFFERENT NERVE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSORY NERVE; STANDING; TENDON RECEPTOR; WALKING;

ANIMALS; CATS; EFFERENT PATHWAYS; EXTREMITIES; FEEDBACK; GRAVITATION; JOINTS; POSTURE; WALKING;

EID: 36749001582     PISSN: 01650173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresrev.2007.06.014     Document Type: Review

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