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Engagement of the Rat Hindlimb Motor Cortex across Natural Locomotor Behaviors

Jack DiGiovanna, Nadia Dominici, Lucia Friedli, Jacopo Rigosa, Simone Duis, Julie Kreider, Janine Beauparlant, Rubia van den Brand, Marco Schieppati, Silvestro Micera and Grégoire Courtine
Journal of Neuroscience 5 October 2016, 36 (40) 10440-10455; https://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.4343-15.2016
Jack DiGiovanna
1Bertarelli Foundation Chair in Translational Neuroengineering, Center for Neuroprosthetics and Institute of Bioengineering, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne 1005, Switzerland,
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Nadia Dominici
2International Paraplegic Foundation Chair Spinal Cord Repair, Center for Neuroprosthetics and Brain Mind Institute, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL), Lausanne 1015, Switzerland,
3MOVE Research Institute Amsterdam, Department of Human Movement Sciences, VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam 1081 HV, The Netherlands,
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Lucia Friedli
2International Paraplegic Foundation Chair Spinal Cord Repair, Center for Neuroprosthetics and Brain Mind Institute, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL), Lausanne 1015, Switzerland,
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Jacopo Rigosa
1Bertarelli Foundation Chair in Translational Neuroengineering, Center for Neuroprosthetics and Institute of Bioengineering, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne 1005, Switzerland,
4Translational Neural Engineering Area, The BioRobotics Institute, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Pisa 56127, Italy, and
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Simone Duis
2International Paraplegic Foundation Chair Spinal Cord Repair, Center for Neuroprosthetics and Brain Mind Institute, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL), Lausanne 1015, Switzerland,
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Julie Kreider
2International Paraplegic Foundation Chair Spinal Cord Repair, Center for Neuroprosthetics and Brain Mind Institute, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL), Lausanne 1015, Switzerland,
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Janine Beauparlant
2International Paraplegic Foundation Chair Spinal Cord Repair, Center for Neuroprosthetics and Brain Mind Institute, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL), Lausanne 1015, Switzerland,
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Rubia van den Brand
2International Paraplegic Foundation Chair Spinal Cord Repair, Center for Neuroprosthetics and Brain Mind Institute, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL), Lausanne 1015, Switzerland,
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Marco Schieppati
5Department of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine, University of Pavia, and Fondazione Salvatore Maugeri (IRCCS), Centro Studi Attività Motorie (CSAM), Pavia 27100, Italy
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Silvestro Micera
1Bertarelli Foundation Chair in Translational Neuroengineering, Center for Neuroprosthetics and Institute of Bioengineering, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne 1005, Switzerland,
4Translational Neural Engineering Area, The BioRobotics Institute, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Pisa 56127, Italy, and
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Engagement of the Rat Hindlimb Motor Cortex across Natural Locomotor Behaviors
Jack DiGiovanna, Nadia Dominici, Lucia Friedli, Jacopo Rigosa, Simone Duis, Julie Kreider, Janine Beauparlant, Rubia van den Brand, Marco Schieppati, Silvestro Micera, Grégoire Courtine
Journal of Neuroscience 5 October 2016, 36 (40) 10440-10455; DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.4343-15.2016

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Jack DiGiovanna, Nadia Dominici, Lucia Friedli, Jacopo Rigosa, Simone Duis, Julie Kreider, Janine Beauparlant, Rubia van den Brand, Marco Schieppati, Silvestro Micera, Grégoire Courtine
Journal of Neuroscience 5 October 2016, 36 (40) 10440-10455; DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.4343-15.2016
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  • kinematics
  • locomotion
  • motor cortex
  • muscle synergies
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