What roles do tonic inhibition and disinhibition play in the control of motor programs?

Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience

Volumn 4, Issue JUN, 2010, Pages

  Benjamin, Paul R ^a   Staras, Kevin ^a   Kemenes, György ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behavioral switching; Disinhibition; Modulation; Motor program selection; Tonic inhibition

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865067442     PISSN: 16625153     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fnbeh.2010.00030     Document Type: Review

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