Plasticity and modular control of locomotor patterns in neurological disorders with motor deficits

Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience

Volumn , Issue SEP, 2013, Pages

  Ivanenko, Y P ^a   Cappellini, G ^a,b   Solopova, I A ^c   Grishin, A A ^c   MacLellan, M J ^a   Poppele, R E ^d   Lacquaniti, F ^a,b  

^a IRCCS FONDAZIONE SANTA LUCIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^c INSTITUTE FOR INFORMATION TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS   (Russian Federation)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Compensation; EMG activity; Locomotor pattern generation; Modularity; Plantarflexor weakness; Spinal cord injury; Stroke

Indexed keywords

MODULARITY; PATTERN GENERATION; PLANTARFLEXOR WEAKNESS; SPINAL CORD INJURIES (SCI); STROKE;

COMPENSATION (PERSONNEL); MUSCLE; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY;

PATIENT REHABILITATION;

BELOW KNEE AMPUTATION; BIOMECHANICS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; HUMAN; LOCOMOTION; MOTOR CONTROL; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROMODULATION; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD INJURY; STROKE PATIENT; WALKING SPEED;

EID: 84884676556     PISSN: 16625188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fncom.2013.00123     Document Type: Review

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