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Asymmetrical Neural Adaptation in Lower Leg Muscles as a Consequence of Stereotypical Motor Training

Tetsuya Ogawa Department of Rehabilitation for the Movement Functions, Research Institute, National Rehabilitation Center for Persons with Disabilities, Saitama, Japan; Graduate School of Human Sciences, Waseda University, Saitama, Japan
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Noritaka Kawashima Department of Rehabilitation for the Movement Functions, Research Institute, National Rehabilitation Center for Persons with Disabilities, Saitama, Japan
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Shuji Suzuki Graduate School of Human Sciences, Waseda University, Saitama, Japan
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Kimitaka Nakazawa Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, University of Tokyo, Japan
Pages 63-68 | Received 18 Jul 2011, Accepted 24 Nov 2011, Published online: 13 Jan 2012

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