Using the precision of the primate to study the origins of movement variability

Neuroscience

Volumn 296, Issue , 2015, Pages 92-100

  Churchland, M M ^a  

^a Department of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Motor control; Motor cortex; Motor noise; Motor preparation; Movement planning; Movement variability

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; HUMAN; MOTOR CORTEX; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); NERVE CELL; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RHESUS MONKEY;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; HUMANS; MACACA MULATTA; MODELS, ANIMAL; MOTOR CORTEX; MOVEMENT; NEURONS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

EID: 84939936443     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: 18737544     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2015.01.005     Document Type: Review

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