Recruitment of a head-turning synergy by low-frequency activity in the primate superior colliculus

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 397-411

  Rezvani, Sam ^a   Corneil, Brian D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b ROBARTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HEAD MOVEMENT; MALE; MONKEY; NECK MUSCLE; NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL RECRUITMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN TARGETING; RETICULOSPINAL TRACT; SACCADIC EYE MOVEMENT; SUPERIOR COLLICULUS; ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL; CYTOLOGY; EYE MOVEMENT; INNERVATION; MACACA; METHODOLOGY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NERVE CELL; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EYE MOVEMENTS; HEAD MOVEMENTS; MACACA MULATTA; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NECK MUSCLES; NEURONS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; RECRUITMENT, NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL; SUPERIOR COLLICULI;

EID: 55249085371     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.90223.2008     Document Type: Article

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