Independent and convergent signals from the pontomedullary reticular formation contribute to the control of posture and movement during reaching in the cat

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 2217-2238

  Schepens, Bénédicte ^a   Drew, Trevor ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTICIPATION; ANTICIPATORY POSTURAL ADJUSTMENT; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BODY MOVEMENT; BODY POSTURE; CAT; LEG MOVEMENT; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PHASIC DISCHARGE; PONS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETICULAR FORMATION; RETICULOSPINAL TRACT; TONIC DISCHARGE;

ANIMALS; CATS; CUES; EFFERENT PATHWAYS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FORELIMB; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MOVEMENT; NEURAL CONDUCTION; NEURONS; PONS; POSTURE; RETICULAR FORMATION;

EID: 4644333088     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.01189.2003     Document Type: Article

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