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Nicholas Port Ph.D. 1997 Thesis Title: Neural Mechanisms of Visual Motor Integration: Intercepting Moving Targets Advisor: Apostolos Georgopoulos

Thesis Publications:

Port NL, Pellizzer G, Georgopoulos AP. Intercepting real and path-guided apparent motion targets. Exp Brain Res. 1996 Jul;110(2):298-307.

Port NL, Lee D, Dassonville P, Georgopoulos AP. (1997) Manual interception of moving targets. I. Performance and movement initiation. Exp Brain Res 116:406-420.

Lee D, Port NL, Georgopoulos AP. (1997) Manual interception of moving targets. II. On-line control of overlapping submovements. Exp Brain Res 116:421-433.

Port NL, Kruse W, Lee, D, Georgopoulos, AP (2001) Motor cortical activity during interception of moving targets. J Cog Neurosci. 13:306-318

Other Publications:

Port NL, Wurtz RH. Sequential activity of simultaneously recorded neurons in the superior colliculus during curved saccades. J Neurophysiol. 2003 Sep;90(3):1887-903.

Lee D, Port NL , Kruse W, Georgopoulos AP. Variability and correlated noise in the discharge of neurons in motor and parietal areas of the primate cortex. J Neurosci. 1998 Feb 1;18(3):1161-70.