The process of learning a tool-use movement in monkeys, with special reference to vision

Neuroscience Research

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 452-456

  Sasaki, Shigeto ^a   Hongo, Toshinori ^a   Naitoh, Kimisato ^a   Hirai, Naoki ^b  

^a TOKYO METROPOLITAN INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

^b KYORIN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Eye hand coordination; Forceps; Monkey; Motor learning; Proprioception; Sensorimotor integration; Vision

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; LEARNING; MONKEY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORIMOTOR CORTEX; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISION;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; FEMALE; FIXATION, OCULAR; LEARNING; MACACA FASCICULARIS; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; MOVEMENT; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PROPRIOCEPTION; REACTION TIME; VISION; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 40649085258     PISSN: 01680102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neures.2007.12.014     Document Type: Article

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