Action-coding neurons in primary motor cortex: Making sense of M1 activity during action perception

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 28, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1995-1996

  Lepage, Jean François ^a   Lortie, Mélissa ^a   Champoux, François ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; BETA RHYTHM; BRAIN FUNCTION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; HUMAN; MACACA; MOTOR CORTEX; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE EXCITABILITY; NONHUMAN; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; MOTOR CORTEX; MOTOR NEURONS; MOVEMENT; PERCEPTION;

EID: 39849086862     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: 02706474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.5422-07.2008     Document Type: Note

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