Differences in movement mechanics, electromyographic, and motor cortex activity between accurate and nonaccurate stepping

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 103, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 2285-2300

  Beloozerova, Irina N ^a   Farrell, Bradley J ^a,b   Sirota, Mikhail G ^a   Prilutsky, Boris I ^b  

^a BARROW NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY MOVEMENT; BRAIN NERVE CELL; CAT; CELL ACTIVITY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; KNEE FUNCTION; LEG MUSCLE; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; MUSCULOSKELETAL FUNCTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BIOMECHANICS; CATS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FORELIMB; HINDLIMB; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MODELS, ANIMAL; MOTOR CORTEX; MUSCLE, SKELETAL;

EID: 77951235920     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00360.2009     Document Type: Article

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