Dynamic representation of the temporal and sequential structure of rhythmic movements in the primate medial premotor cortex

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 34, Issue 36, 2014, Pages 11972-11983

  Crowe, David A ^a,b   Zarco, Wilbert ^c,d   Bartolo, Ramon ^c   Merchant, Hugo ^c  

^a AUGSBURG COLLEGE   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c INSTITUTO DE NEUROBIOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

^d ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Medial premotor cortex; Neural dynamics; Sequential processing; Temporal processing

Indexed keywords

MEDIAL PREMOTOR CORTEX; NEURAL DYNAMICS; SEQUENTIAL PROCESSING; TEMPORAL PROCESSING;

ANIMALS; BRAIN MAPPING; MACACA MULATTA; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; MOTOR SKILLS; MOVEMENT; NEURONS; PERIODICITY;

EID: 84906911053     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: 15292401     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2177-14.2014     Document Type: Article

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