Brain mechanisms for the integration of posture and movement /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Mori, Shigemi, Stuart, Douglas G., Wiesendanger, Mario
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier, 2004.
Edition:	1st ed.
Series:	Progress in brain research. v. 143.
Subjects:	Central nervous system > Pathophysiology > Congresses. Muscular sense > Congresses. Sensorimotor integration > Congresses. Human locomotion > Congresses. Posture > Congresses. Brain > Congresses. Central Nervous System > physiology > congresses. Motor Neurons > physiology > Congresses.

Table of Contents:

Section I. Perspectives
Section II. Spinal cord and brainstem: developmental and comparative issues
Section III. Spinal cord and brainstem: motoneurons, pattern generation and sensory feedback
Section IV. Spinal cord and brainstem: adaptive mechanisms
Section V. Biomechanical and imaging approaches in movement neuroscience
Section VI. Descending command issues
Section VII. Supraspinal sensorimotor interactions
Section VIII. Cerebellar interactions and control mechanisms
Section IX. Eye-head-neck coordination
Section X. Higher control mechanisms: basal ganglia, sensorimotor cortex and frontal lobe.