The spinal substrate of the suppression of action during action observation

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 30, Issue 35, 2010, Pages 11605-11611

  Stamos, Alexis V ^a   Savaki, Helen E ^a   Raos, Vassilis ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; MOTOR CORTEX; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); NERVE CELL INHIBITION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RHESUS MONKEY; SPINAL CORD;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; MACACA MULATTA; MOTOR CORTEX; MOVEMENT; NEURAL INHIBITION; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 77956246002     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: 15292401     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2067-10.2010     Document Type: Article

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