[HTML][HTML] Invertebrate central pattern generation moves along
Central pattern generators (CPGs) are circuits that generate organized and repetitive motor
patterns, such as those underlying feeding, locomotion and respiration. We summarize …
patterns, such as those underlying feeding, locomotion and respiration. We summarize …
[HTML][HTML] Investigating the human spinal sensorimotor pathways through functional magnetic resonance imaging
Most of our knowledge about the human spinal ascending (sensory) and descending
(motor) pathways comes from non-invasive electrophysiological investigations. However …
(motor) pathways comes from non-invasive electrophysiological investigations. However …
A model of a segmental oscillator in the leech heartbeat neuronal network
AAV Hill, J Lu, MA Masino, OH Olsen… - Journal of computational …, 2001 - Springer
We modeled a segmental oscillator of the timing network that paces the heartbeat of the
leech. This model represents a network of six heart interneurons that comprise the basic …
leech. This model represents a network of six heart interneurons that comprise the basic …
Biomimetic approaches to the control of underwater walking machines
J Ayers, J Witting - … Transactions of the Royal Society A …, 2007 - royalsocietypublishing.org
We have developed a biomimetic robot based on the American lobster. The robot is
designed to achieve the performance advantages of the animal model by adopting …
designed to achieve the performance advantages of the animal model by adopting …
[HTML][HTML] Fifty years of CPGs: two neuroethological papers that shaped the course of neuroscience
B Mulloney, C Smarandache - Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience, 2010 - frontiersin.org
Half a century ago, two independent papers that described unexpected results of
experiments on locomotion in insects and crayfish appeared almost simultaneously …
experiments on locomotion in insects and crayfish appeared almost simultaneously …
Crustacean motor pattern generator networks
SL Hooper, RA DiCaprio - Neurosignals, 2004 - karger.com
Crustacean motor pattern-generating networks have played central roles in understanding
the cellular and network bases of rhythmic motor patterns for over half a century. We review …
the cellular and network bases of rhythmic motor patterns for over half a century. We review …
Neurobiology of the crustacean swimmeret system
B Mulloney, C Smarandache-Wellmann - Progress in neurobiology, 2012 - Elsevier
The crustacean swimmeret system includes a distributed set of local circuits that individually
control movements of one jointed limb. These modular local circuits occur in pairs in each …
control movements of one jointed limb. These modular local circuits occur in pairs in each …
Coordination of rhythmic motor activity by gradients of synaptic strength in a neural circuit that couples modular neural oscillators
C Smarandache, WM Hall, B Mulloney - Journal of Neuroscience, 2009 - Soc Neuroscience
Synchronization of distributed neural circuits is required for many behavioral tasks, but the
mechanisms that coordinate these circuits are largely unknown. The modular local circuits …
mechanisms that coordinate these circuits are largely unknown. The modular local circuits …
Intersegmental coordination of rhythmic motor patterns
AAV Hill, MA Masino… - Journal of …, 2003 - journals.physiology.org
The study of the neural basis of motor patterns that underlie wavelike behaviors such as
undulatory swimming has contributed to our general understanding of coordination in the …
undulatory swimming has contributed to our general understanding of coordination in the …
Coordination of cellular pattern-generating circuits that control limb movements: the sources of stable differences in intersegmental phases
Neuronal mechanisms in nervous systems that keep intersegmental phase lags the same at
different frequencies are not well understood. We investigated biophysical mechanisms that …
different frequencies are not well understood. We investigated biophysical mechanisms that …