The hopping reaction in the rabbit after early and late removal of the motor cortex.
Unilateral lesions of the sensorimotor cortex were made in rabbits either 24 h or 6 months after birth. Four months after the operation the hopping reaction in the leg contralateral to the lesion was still absent in the animals operated in adulthood. In the animals operated one day after birth a normal hopping reaction was found when tested 1.5 and 4 months after the operation.
D000375:Aging; D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn / Q000502:physiology; D001522:Behavior, Animal / Q000502:physiology*; D001931:Brain Mapping; D008124:Locomotion; D009044:Motor Cortex / Q000502:physiology*; D011817:Rabbits; D013003:Somatosensory Cortex / Q000502:physiology*