Spatial organization of cortical and spinal neurons controlling motor behavior

Current Opinion in Neurobiology

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 812-821

  Levine, Ariel J ^a   Lewallen, Kathryn A ^a   Pfaff, Samuel L ^a  

^a HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY MOVEMENT; BRAIN; BRAIN CELL; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; LOCOMOTION; MOTONEURON; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FUNCTION; NERVE CELL; NERVE CIRCUIT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD NERVE CELL; SPINAL CORD VENTRAL HORN;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; MOTOR CORTEX; MOTOR NEURONS; MOVEMENT; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 84868198840     PISSN: 09594388     EISSN: 18736882     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.conb.2012.07.002     Document Type: Review

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