Evidence that the cortical motor command for the initiation of dynamic plantarflexion consists of excitation followed by inhibition.

At the onset of dynamic movements excitation of the motor cortex (M1) is spatially restricted to areas representing the involved muscles whereas adjacent areas are inhibited. The current study elucidates whether the cortical motor command for dynamic contractions is also restricted to a certain popu...

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Main Authors: Wolfgang Taube, Jesper Lundbye-Jensen, Martin Schubert, Albert Gollhofer, Christian Leukel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3189210?pdf=render