Cortical control of gait in healthy humans: An fMRI study

Journal of Neural Transmission

Volumn 115, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1149-1158

  Wang, Chihong ^a   Wai, Yauyau ^b,c   Kuo, Bocheng ^d   Yeh, Yei Yu ^d   Wang, Jiunjie ^b,c  

^a CARDINAL TIEN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

fMRI; Mirror neurons; Motor imagery; Standing; Walking

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CINGULATE GYRUS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; GAIT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMAGING; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MOTOR COORDINATION; NEAR INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; NEUROIMAGING; NORMAL HUMAN; PREMOTOR CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUTAMEN; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; STANDING; THALAMUS; VIDEORECORDING; WALKING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN; CEREBRAL CORTEX; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; GAIT; HAND; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMAGINATION; LINEAR MODELS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MOVEMENT; WALKING;

EID: 49749101646     PISSN: 03009564     EISSN: 14351463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00702-008-0058-z     Document Type: Article

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