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Comment
. 2015 May;138(Pt 5):1133-4.
doi: 10.1093/brain/awv059.

Where and what is the PPN and what is its role in locomotion?

Francois Windels  1 , Wesley Thevathasan  2 , Peter Silburn  1 , Pankaj Sah  3
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Comment

Where and what is the PPN and what is its role in locomotion?

Francois Windels et al. Brain. 2015 May.

Abstract

This scientific commentary refers to ‘The integrative role of the pedunculopontine nucleus in human gait’, by Lau et al. (doi:10.1093/brain/awv047).

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