Conservative motor systems, behavioral modulation and neural plasticity

Behavioural Brain Research

Volumn 214, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 25-29

  Pellis, Sergio M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Eshkol Wachman Movement Notation; Fixed action patterns; Head scratching; Limb body coordination; Robotics; Rough and tumble play

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CONTROL; BIRD; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN FUNCTION; DEER; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; FIGHTING; HAND MOVEMENT; HINDLIMB; LEARNING; MONKEY; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; NONHUMAN; PLAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCRATCHING; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; ANIMAL; BRAIN; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PHYSIOLOGY; RAT;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BRAIN; MOVEMENT; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; RATS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 77955058093     PISSN: 01664328     EISSN: 18727549     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2010.04.048     Document Type: Article

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