The red nucleus: Past, present, and future

Neuroanatomy

Volumn 9, Issue , 2010, Pages 1-3

  Paul, Gruber ^a   Gould, Douglas J ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Red nucleus rubrospinal tract magnocellular parvocellular limbs

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN STEM RESPONSE; CELL SIZE; DENTATE NUCLEUS; EFFERENT NERVE; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; HUMAN VERSUS ANIMAL COMPARISON; LIMB MOVEMENT; LOCOMOTION; MOTOR CONTROL; NEUROANATOMY; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PERCEPTION; PRIMATE; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; RED NUCLEUS; REPTILE; RETICULOSPINAL TRACT; REVIEW; RUBROSPINAL TRACT; SENSORY STIMULATION; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 77953050877     PISSN: 13031783     EISSN: 13031775     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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