Do we really need a central governor to explain brain regulation of exercise performance? A response to the letter of Dr. Marcora

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 104, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 933-935

  Noakes, Timothy David ^a   Tucker, Ross ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICIPATION; BODY TEMPERATURE; BRAIN FUNCTION; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HOMEOSTASIS; LETTER; MOTOR CORTEX; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE EXCITATION; MUSCLE EXERCISE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE INNERVATION; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SENSORY CORTEX; SENSORY NERVE; SENSORY STIMULATION;

EID: 54049093572     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-008-0842-3     Document Type: Letter

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