Movement control: dedicated or distributed?
Neural networks in which 'commands' spread 'horizontally' across multiple neurons have been believed to mediate motor pattern variation. A recent study shows that dedicated 'vertical' neural pathways can also underlie these variations.
Hooper
Scott L
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Department of Biological Sciences, Ohio University, Athens 45701, USA. hooper@ohio.edu
D000818:Animals; D008959:Models, Neurological; D009044:Motor Cortex / Q000502:physiology*; D009046:Motor Neurons / Q000502:physiology*; D009068:Movement / Q000502:physiology*; D009434:Neural Pathways / Q000502:physiology; D013045:Species Specificity; D013569:Synapses / Q000502:physiology