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Cortical projection of group I muscle afferents to areas 2, 3a, and the vestibular field in the rhesus monkey

Experimental Brain Research volume 17, pages 516–526 (1973)Cite this article

Summary

  1. 1.

    Group I muscle nerve stimulation evoked field potentials in the posterior part of the postcentral gyrus and the vestibular cortex as well as in area 3a. Latencies in all cortical locations were similar.

  2. 2.

    A short stretch stimulus of the dissected muscles evoked field potentials in the same cortical fields.

  3. 3.

    Neurons which were activated during the negative group I field potential were also activated for a short period after injection of succinyl choline.

  4. 4.

    Possible perceptive functions of muscle stretch receptors are discussed.

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Abbreviations

EP:

evoked potential

FP:

field potential

BIC:

musculus biceps brachii

BRA:

musculus brachioradialis

SOL:

musculus soleus

CS:

central sulcus

IPS:

intraparietal sulcus

PCS:

postcentral sulcus

SI:

primary somatosensory projection field

T:

threshold

DLF:

dorsolateral fascicle

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    D. W. F. Schwarz, L. Deecke & J. M. Fredrickson

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Parts of the material presented here have been published as a congress abstract (Deecke et al., 1972).

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Schwarz, D.W.F., Deecke, L. & Fredrickson, J.M. Cortical projection of group I muscle afferents to areas 2, 3a, and the vestibular field in the rhesus monkey. Exp Brain Res 17, 516–526 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00234865

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Key words

  • Group I muscle receptors
  • Cortical area 2, area 3a
  • Vestibular field
  • Macaca mulatta