Studies in the neural control of avian locomotion

This study examines aspects of the neural substrate for locomotion in birds. Electrical stimulation of mid- and hindbrain revealed three previously undefined brainstem regions from which locomotion was elicited in the decerebrate animal. The sites lie within the medial longitudinal fasciculus (MLF),...

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Main Author: Sholomenko, Gerald Norman Weinstein
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2010
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/29287