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Reaching is a fundamental skill that allows humans to interact with the environment. Several studies have aimed to characterize reaching behavior using a variety of methodologies. This paper offers an open-source application of transcranial magnetic stimulation to assess the state of corticospinal excitability in humans during reaching task...
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Acquisition of a High-precision Skilled Forelimb Reaching Task in Rats08:59

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A paradigm is presented to analyze the acquisition of a high-precision skilled forelimb reaching task in...
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Persistent practice improves the precision of coordinated movements. Here we introduce a single-pellet reaching task, which is designed to assess the learning and memory of forelimb skill in...
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