Interactions between cognitive and sensorimotor functions in the motor cortex: Evidence from the preparatory motor sets anticipating a perturbation

Reviews in the Neurosciences

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 371-382

  Bonnard, Mireille ^a,b   De Graaf, Jozina ^a   Pailhous, Jean ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b GLM CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Corticospinal excitability; Long latency stretch response; Mechanical perturbation; Motor cortex; Preparatory motor sets

Indexed keywords

ANTICIPATION; COGNITION; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; HUMAN; LATENT PERIOD; MONKEY; MOTOR CORTEX; MYOTATIC REFLEX; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; REVIEW; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

EID: 8844224883     PISSN: 03341763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/REVNEURO.2004.15.5.371     Document Type: Review

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