As insects move through tortuous, unpredictable terrain, their neural system allows them to
exhibit striking adaptability and researchers must use every technique at their disposal to …

Motor behaviors result from information processing that occurs in multiple neural networks
acting at all levels from the initial selection of the behavior to its final generation. A long …

Publisher Summary Central pattern generator circuits provide rhythmic patterns of activity
among connected neurons that mediate walking. Local perturbations, such as irregularities …

Insects are the largest taxon of arthropods, characterized by a segmented body plan. They
comprise the most abundant and diverse group of animals. Many insects show highly …

Highlights•Methodology: high performance video, neurophysiology, and genetics allow to
analyze insect behavior on all levels in an unprecedented way.•Descending control: task …

Increasing interest in the role of brain activity in insect motor control requires that we be able
to monitor neural activity while insects perform natural behavior. We previously developed a …

The ability of animals to flexibly navigate through complex environments depends on the
integration of sensory information with motor commands. The sensory modality most tightly …

In insects, thoracic pattern generators are modulated by the two head ganglia, the
supraesophageal ganglion (brain) and the subesophageal ganglion, which act as higher …

To navigate in the world, an animal's brain must produce commands to move, change
direction, and negotiate obstacles. In the insect brain, the central complex integrates multiple …

It is an engineer's dream to build a robot as competent as an insect at locomotion, directed
action, navigation, and survival in complex conditions. But as well as studying insects to …