Synaptic interactions between forelimb-related motor cortex neurons in behaving primates

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 1026-1039

  Smith, W S ^a,b   Fetz, E E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESMOSOME; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FORELIMB; MONKEY; MOTOR CORTEX; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; SPIKE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT; WRIST;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; INTERNEURONS; LINEAR MODELS; MACACA MULATTA; MICROELECTRODES; MOTOR CORTEX; NEURONS; PYRAMIDAL TRACTS; SYNAPSES; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TIME FACTORS; TORQUE; WRIST;

EID: 68149162332     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.91051.2008     Document Type: Article

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