Differences in behaviour and in forelimb cortical neurons of two rat strains following reach-training

The brain undergoes structural changes in response to new experiences like learning a new skill. Skilled motor movements depend greatly on the primary motor cortex for their execution. Recent studies describe rat strain differences in motor performance related to differential synaptic efficacy in th...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: McVagh, John R.
Other Authors: Dr. James F. Hare (Zoology)
Language:en_US
Published: 2006
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1993/282