Agency, gait and self-consciousness

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Agency, gait and self-consciousness

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The mouse motor system contains multiple premotor areas and partially follows human

Accelerometry as a tool for measuring the effects of transcranial magnetic stimulation

Augmenting locomotor perception by remapping tactile foot sensation to the back

High energy-density electrostatic actuators for soft robotics

Subcortical correlates of consciousness with human single neuron recordings

Context-Aware Monitoring of Hand Motor Primitives in Daily Life Activities: A Pathway to Objectively Assess Rehabilitation of Patients with Upper-Limb Neurological Impairment

Trio preserves motor synapses and prolongs motor ability during aging

Temporal windows of unconscious processing cannot easily be disrupted

An objective skill assessment framework for microsurgical anastomosis based on ALI scores

Pseudo-Three-Dimensional Analytical Model of Linear Induction Motors for High-Speed Applications

Bodily self-consciousness as a framework to link sensory information and self-related components of episodic memory: behavioral, neuroimaging, and clinical evidence

Neuronal correlates of goal-directed sensorimotor transformation in sensory, motor and higher-order cortical areas

Investigating the neuromechanical control of healthy gait modulation and pathological gaits observed in cerebral palsy using neuromuscular simulations

Bone conduction facilitates self-other voice discrimination

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Coupled Rotary and Oscillatory Motion in a Second-Generation Molecular Motor Pd Complex

Computational design and additive manufacturing of electromagnetic coils

Increased functional connectivity in the right dorsal auditory stream after a full year of piano training in healthy older adults

Fast-Spiking Interneurons of the Premotor Cortex Contribute to Initiation and Execution of Spontaneous Actions

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