Clinical Aspects of Sensory Motor Integration

Front Matter....Pages I-XI
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Tactile Afferent Input Influencing Motor Coordination During Precision Grip....Pages 3-13
Neurophysiological Mechanisms Underlying Proprioceptive Sensations....Pages 14-24
Noxious Cutaneous Input and the Tactile Exploratory Function of the Skin of the Hand....Pages 25-33
New Aspects of the Role of Articular Receptors in Motor Control....Pages 34-45
Front Matter....Pages 47-47
Exteroceptive Input to the Motor Cortex in Man....Pages 49-57
Reorganization of Projection from the Sensory Cortex to the Motor Cortex Following Deprivation of Thalamocortical Projection....Pages 58-62
Front Matter....Pages 63-63
Properties of Motoneurones and Motor Units in Relation to Problems of Sensorimotor Integration....Pages 65-74
Activity of Motoneurons in Man under Stationary Conditions....Pages 75-79
Automatic Sorting and Analysis of Multiunit EMG Recordings....Pages 80-85
Functional Implications of Structure and Synaptology of Motor Neurons in Motor Neuron Disease....Pages 86-90
Muscle Thixotropy and Its Effect on Spindle and Reflex Responses to Stretch....Pages 91-97
Cytochemical Reevaluation of Location and Translocation of Acetylcholinesterase in the Motor End-Plate....Pages 98-111
Control of Transmitter Release at Cholinergic and Glutamatergic Nerve Terminals....Pages 112-118
Neurotrophism — Another Approach....Pages 119-134
Persistent Depolarization of Muscle Fibers: A Common Cause of Weakness in Muscle Disorders....Pages 135-140
Front Matter....Pages 141-141
Ultrastructural Analysis of Target-Dependent Properties of Mammalian Motoneurones....Pages 143-150
Ultrastructural Analysis of C-Type Synapses in Thoracic Motoneurones of the Cat....Pages 151-158
Physiology and Pathophysiology of Reciprocal Inhibition in the Human Forearm....Pages 159-162
Front Matter....Pages 163-163
The Use of Short- and Long-Latency Reflex Testing in Leg Muscles of Neurological Patients....Pages 165-175
Long-Latency Stretch Responses in Man — Segmental versus Suprasegmental Hypothesis....Pages 176-187
Front Matter....Pages 163-163
Habituation of the Human Long-Latency Stretch Reflex and Its Cerebral Correlates....Pages 188-192
Torque-Induced Stretch Responses — Changes Due to Hypotonia....Pages 193-200
Front Matter....Pages 201-201
The Basal Ganglia and Sensorimotor Integration....Pages 203-211
Facets of Akinesia in Parkinson’s Disease....Pages 212-215
Immunohistochemical Studies on Neurotransmitters in Rat Basal Ganglia....Pages 216-220
CNS Peptides in Huntington’s Chorea....Pages 221-228
Neuropeptides in Central Movement Disorders of Man....Pages 229-239
Analysis of Extrapyramidal Motor Symptoms from Stereoencephalotomy....Pages 240-248
Stimulation for the Treatment of Motor Disorders....Pages 249-261
Front Matter....Pages 263-263
The Physiological Basis of VIM Thalamotomy for Involuntary Movement Disorders....Pages 265-276
SEP and Muscle Responses Related to Thalamic (VL) and Subthalamic Structures in Man....Pages 277-282
Electrical Stimulation in Human of the Sensory Thalamic Nuclei and Effects on Dyskinesias and Spasticity....Pages 283-288
Front Matter....Pages 289-289
Multi-Joint Arm Posture — New Perspectives on the Control of Arm Posture....Pages 291-296
Bimanual Load-Lifting Task. A Model for the Study of Coordination Between Posture and Movement....Pages 297-304
Neuromotor Psychophysical Aspects of Central Programming and Peripheral Regulation of Movement in Humans....Pages 305-313
Front Matter....Pages 315-315
Neurologically Effective Nerve Growths in the Mammalian Brain: Recent Work of Tsukahara and Kawaguchi....Pages 317-323
What can Microneurography Tell the Clinician About Nerve Regeneration or Disease?....Pages 324-331
Effects of Dopamine-Rich Grafts on Sensorimotor Impairments in Dopamine-Depleted Rats....Pages 332-343
Back Matter....Pages 345-353