Individual differences in expert motor coordination associated with white matter microstructure in the cerebellum

Cerebral Cortex

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 2282-2292

  Roberts, R E ^a,b   Bain, P G ^a   Day, B L ^c   Husain, M ^c,d  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cerebellum; Diffusion tensor imaging; Expertise; Individual differences; Motor control

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CEREBELLUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; HUMAN; KARATE; MALE; MOTOR CONTROL; MOTOR COORDINATION; PRIMARY MOTOR CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPERIOR CEREBELLAR PEDUNCLE; TISSUE STRUCTURE; WHITE MATTER;

EID: 84887909289     PISSN: 10473211     EISSN: 14602199     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhs219     Document Type: Article

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