Cortical ensemble activity increasingly predicts behaviour outcomes during learning of a motor task
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Research into the nature of changes in cortical motor areas during the early stages of motor learning is presented. In rats, there is a link between sensory cues and movement in the motor cortex as a task is learned.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2000
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Real-time prediction of hand trajectory by ensembles of cortical neurons in primates
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Research is presented regarding the simultaneous activity of neuron populations in the primary-motor, pre-motor and posterior parietal cortical areas of non-human primates while they are performing two different motor tasks. The results of the research suggest that the simple real-time transformation of these neuronal population signals will allow the long-term control of the movements of complex prosthetic robot arms.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2000
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Induction of immediate spatiotemporal changes in thalamic networks by peripheral block of ascending cutaneous information
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A study was conducted to determine if peripheral sensory deprivation causes a reorganization of the neural pathways of the ventral posterior medial thalamus (VPM) of adult rats. Individual neurons of the VPM were monitored for their responses before, during and after local anaesthesia. Seventy-three percent of the neurons usually responsive to the anesthetized area began to respond to stimulus of adjacent areas during anesthesia. Response returned to normal as anesthesia ceased. Changes in the short and long latency responses of the neurons were also observed.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 1993
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