Motor control: exploring the neurochemistry of subliminal inhibition

Tobias Egner

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2010.08.051

Motor control: exploring the neurochemistry of subliminal inhibition

Curr Biol. 2010 Oct 12;20(19):R852-3. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2010.08.051.

Author

Tobias Egner¹

Affiliation

¹ Center for Cognitive Neuroscience, and Department of Psychology & Neuroscience, Duke University, LSRC Box 90999, Durham, NC 27708, USA. tobias.egner@duke.edu

PMID: 20937473
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2010.08.051

Abstract

A new study links individual differences in unconsciously triggered motor control to variability in GABA neurotransmitter concentration in the supplementary motor area of the human brain.

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MeSH terms

Humans
Motor Cortex / physiology*
Movement / physiology*
Neurochemistry
Psychomotor Performance / physiology
Unconscious, Psychology*
gamma-Aminobutyric Acid / metabolism*

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gamma-Aminobutyric Acid