Development of a novel gripping test for the evaluation of the finger fine motor ability in MPTP-treated monkeys

Assessing the finger fine motor ability is extremely important. However, conventional behavioral tests in monkeys are complicated and costly. We attempted to develop a new task to assess the precise finger grip in Parkinson's disease monkeys based on the principles of objectification, multipurp...

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Main Author: Susumu Kobayashi, Tetsuya Asakawa, Takao Nozaki, Kenji Sugiyama, Tetsuro Sameshima, Kazuhiko Kurozumi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IMR (Innovative Medical Research) Press Limited 2020-06-01
Series:Journal of Integrative Neuroscience
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Online Access:https://jin.imrpress.com/fileup/1757-448X/PDF/1593409397810-1669694924.pdf