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Definition of 'Motor Activity'

The physical activity of a human or an animal as a behavioral phenomenon.

Common names: Motor Activity; Activities, Motor; Activity, Motor; Motor Activities; Physical Activity; Activities, Physical; Activity, Physical; Physical Activities; Locomotor Activity; Activities, Locomotor; Activity, Locomotor; Locomotor Activities

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Friday, November 20, 2009

Visual learning shapes the processing of complex movement stimuli in the human brain.

2 Nov 2009 Recognition of actions and complex movements is fundamental for social interactions and action understanding. While the relationship between motor expertise and visual recognition of body movements has received a vast amount of interest, the role of ... Read more...


Decreased firing of striatal neurons related to licking during acquisition and overtraining of a licking task.

2 Nov 2009 Neurons that fire in relation to licking, in the ventral part of the dorsolateral striatum (DLS), were studied during acquisition and performance of a licking task in rats for 14 sessions (2 h/d). Task learning was indicated by fewer errors of ... Read more...


The nitric oxide/cGMP pathway tunes the thermosensitivity of swimming motor patterns in Xenopus laevis tadpoles.

2 Nov 2009 We investigated the role of the nitric oxide (NO)/cGMP pathway in setting thresholds for failure and recovery during hyperthermic stress of the swimming central pattern generator of immobilized Xenopus tadpoles (stage 42). We recorded swimming motor ... Read more...

 

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Definition: The physical activity of a human or an animal as a behavioral phenomenon.

Descriptor UI: D009043

Alternative terms: Motor Activity; Activities, Motor; Activity, Motor; Motor Activities; Physical Activity; Activities, Physical; Activity, Physical; Physical Activities; Locomotor Activity; Activities, Locomotor; Activity, Locomotor; Locomotor Activities;

Related Mesh Headings: Hyperkinesis; Psychomotor Performance;

Allowable Qualifiers: drug effects; genetics; immunology; physiology; radiation effects; ethics;

Tree Number: F01.145.632; G11.427.590.530.698;

History Note: 68

Technical Notes: differentiate from MOVEMENT; animal running in exercise wheel goes here or under PHYSICAL EXERTION

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