Locomotion in Parkinson's disease: neuronal coupling of upper and lower limbs
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Locomotion in Parkinson's disease: neuronal coupling of upper and lower limbs.
Quadrupedal limb coordination during human walking was recently shown to be upregulated during obstacle stepping. An anticipatory activity of coupled cervico-thoraco-lumbar interneuronal circuits is followed by an appropriate executory activation of leg and arm muscles during task performance. This mechanism was studied in subjects with Parkinson's disease and age-matched controls walking on a ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Brain
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0006-8950,1460-2156
DOI: 10.1093/brain/awn263