Pedunculopontine nucleus area oscillations during stance, stepping and freezing in Parkinson's disease.

The pedunculopontine area (PPNa) including the pedunculopontine and cuneiform nuclei, belongs to the mesencephalic locomotor region. Little is known about the oscillatory mechanisms underlying the function of this region in postural and gait control. We examined the modulations of the oscillatory ac...

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Main Authors: Valerie Fraix, Julien Bastin, Olivier David, Laurent Goetz, Murielle Ferraye, Alim-Louis Benabid, Stephan Chabardes, Pierre Pollak, Bettina Debû
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/24386308/pdf/?tool=EBI