Motor Neurons - Physiology
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Dynamic encoding of movement direction in motor cortical neurons.

2 Nov 2009 When we perform a skilled movement such as reaching for an object, we can make use of prior information, for example about the location of the object in space. This helps us to prepare the movement, and we gain improved accuracy and speed during ... Read more...

Regulation of trigeminal respiratory motor activity in the brainstem.

30 Oct 2009 The trigeminal motor system participates in the control of respiration as well as suckling and mastication. However, the central mechanism underlying respiratory activity in trigeminal motoneurons is not well-understood. In this study, we aimed to ... Read more...

Functional recovery after lesion of a central pattern generator.

19 Oct 2009 In cases of neuronal injury when regeneration is restricted, functional recovery can occur through reorganization of the remaining neural circuitry. We found an example of such recovery in the central pattern generator (CPG) for the escape swim of ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Motor Neurons - Physiology'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Dynamic encoding of movement direction in motor cortical neurons. 2 Nov 2009
• Regulation of trigeminal respiratory motor activity in the brainstem. 30 Oct 2009
• Functional recovery after lesion of a central pattern generator. 19 Oct 2009
• Nonlinear integration of visual and haltere inputs in fly neck motor neurons. 19 Oct 2009
• Stringent specificity in the construction of a GABAergic presynaptic inhibitory circuit. 30 Sep 2009
• Motoneuron transplantation rescues the phenotype of SMARD1 (spinal muscular atrophy with respiratory distress type 1). 21 Sep 2009
• Distinct inhibitory neurons exert temporally specific control over activity of a motoneuron receiving concurrent excitation and inhibition. 21 Sep 2009
• Differences in the activation of inhibitory motoneuron receptors in the frog Rana ridibunda by GABA and glycine and their interaction. 21 Sep 2009
• Vagal gustatory reflex circuits for intraoral food sorting behavior in the goldfish: cellular organization and neurotransmitters. 18 Sep 2009
• Voluntary motor output is altered by spike-timing-dependent changes in the human corticospinal pathway. 14 Sep 2009
• Activity of Hb9 interneurons during fictive locomotion in mouse spinal cord. 14 Sep 2009
• Emerging principles and neural substrates underlying tonic sleep-state-dependent influences on respiratory motor activity. 10 Sep 2009
• A repertoire of rhythmic bursting produced by hypoglossal motoneurons in physiological and pathological conditions. 10 Sep 2009
• LIG family receptor tyrosine kinase-associated proteins modulate growth factor signals during neural development. 8 Sep 2009
• Fast kinetics, high-frequency oscillations, and subprimary firing range in adult mouse spinal motoneurons. 7 Sep 2009
• ALS motor phenotype heterogeneity, focality, and spread: deconstructing motor neuron degeneration. 6 Sep 2009
• Neurologic signs and symptoms in fibromyalgia. 30 Aug 2009
• Assessment: botulinum neurotoxin for the treatment of spasticity (an evidence-based review). 30 Aug 2009
• Optimizing acquisition time in quantitative electromyography. 30 Aug 2009
• Spontaneous cortical activity in awake monkeys composed of neuronal avalanches. 24 Aug 2009

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Technical information about 'Motor Neurons'

Definition: Neurons which activate muscle cells.

Descriptor UI: D009046

Alternative terms: Motor Neurons; Neurons, Motor; Motor Neuron; Neuron, Motor;

Related Mesh Headings: Neuromuscular Junction; Motor Neuron Disease;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; cytology; drug effects; enzymology; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; parasitology; pathology; physiology; radiation effects; radiography; radionuclide imaging; secretion; transplantation; ultrastructure; ultrasonography; chemistry; virology;

Tree Number: A08.663.655.500; A11.671.655.500;

History Note: 66(64)

Technical Notes: efferent neurons activating muscle cells; A 11 qualif