Neural correlates of task-related changes in physiological tremor

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 110, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 170-176

  Laine, Christopher M ^a   Negro, Francesco ^a   Farina, Dario ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Coherence; EMG; Motor units; Tremor

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MOTONEURON; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NERVE POTENTIAL; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREMOR; VISUAL FEEDBACK;

COHERENCE; EMG; MOTOR UNITS; TREMOR;

ADULT; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MOTOR NEURONS; TREMOR;

EID: 84879631392     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00041.2013     Document Type: Article

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