The mammalian red nucleus and its role in motor systems, including the emergence of bipedalism and language

Progress in Neurobiology

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 165-175

  Hicks, T Philip ^a,b   Onodera, Satoru ^c  

^a LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NORTHERN ONTARIO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Canada)

^c IWATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bipedalism; Central tegmental tract; Language; Magnocellular red nucleus; Medial tegmental tract; Nucleus accessorius medialis of Bechterew; Nucleus of Darkschewitsch; Parvicellular red nucleus; Rubrospinal tract

Indexed keywords

BRAIN NERVE CELL; BRAIN REGION; DARKSCHEWITSCH NUCLEUS; HOMINID; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MEDIAL TEGMENTAL TRACT; MESENCEPHALON; MOTOR SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; OCULOMOTOR NERVE; OLIVARY NUCLEUS; PHYLOGENY; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RED NUCLEUS; RETICULAR FORMATION; REVIEW; RUBROSPINAL TRACT; SUPERIOR CEREBELLAR PEDUNCLE; SUPERIOR VESTIBULAR NUCLEUS; TEGMENTUM;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; LOCOMOTION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEURAL PATHWAYS; POSTURE; RED NUCLEUS;

EID: 84856072241     PISSN: 03010082     EISSN: 18735118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pneurobio.2011.12.002     Document Type: Review

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