Behavioral Assessment of Manual Dexterity in Non-Human Primates
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Behavioral Assessment of Manual Dexterity in Non-Human Primates
The corticospinal (CS) tract is the anatomical support of the exquisite motor ability to skillfully manipulate small objects, a prerogative mainly of primates(1). In case of lesion affecting the CS projection system at its origin (lesion of motor cortical areas) or along its trajectory (cervical cord lesion), there is a dramatic loss of manual dexterity (hand paralysis), as seen in some tetrapl...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Visualized Experiments
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1940-087X
DOI: 10.3791/3258