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The nictitating membrane/eyelid motor system appears to be a suitable experimental model for the study of neural processing underlying the genesis and control of spontaneous, reflex and learned motor acts. A short review of available data regarding the kinematic, time domain, and frequency-domain properties of this motor system is presented. Lid movements seem to be generated by a ≈ 20 Hz oscillator in close relationship with central neural processes involved in attentive states. A quantal organization of this motor system is revealed mostly when considering the sensory-motor strategies related to the generation of new motor responses.
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Delgado-García, J.M., Gruart, A., Domingo, J.A., Trigo, J.A. (1997). Quantal neural mechanisms underlying movement execution and motor learning. In: Mira, J., Moreno-Díaz, R., Cabestany, J. (eds) Biological and Artificial Computation: From Neuroscience to Technology. IWANN 1997. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 1240. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0032470
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