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The Knob Supination Task: A Sensitive Test of Corticospinal Function in the Rat

February 1, 2015 to January 31, 2017
GRANT: 
Federal
Funding Status: 
Completed Project
Funding Agency: 
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Funding Institute: 
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Grant Number: 
R03NS091737
Published Grant: 
NIH RePORT

Goals

To develop a test of forelimb supination in the rat and compare it to a standard reaching task.

Investigators

Jason B. Carmel, M.D., Ph.D.
Former Lab Director
Motor Recovery Laboratory
Former Assistant Professor
Role: 
Principal Investigator

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