Modular circuit organization for speed control of locomotor movements
A El Manira - Current Opinion in Neurobiology, 2023 - Elsevier
Our movements and actions stem from complex processes in the central nervous system.
Precise adaptation of locomotor movements is essential for effectively interacting with the …
Precise adaptation of locomotor movements is essential for effectively interacting with the …
Locomotor pattern generation and descending control: a historical perspective
R Dubuc, JM Cabelguen… - Journal of …, 2023 - journals.physiology.org
The ability to generate and control locomotor movements depends on complex interactions
between many areas of the nervous system, the musculoskeletal system, and the …
between many areas of the nervous system, the musculoskeletal system, and the …
[HTML][HTML] The mesencephalic locomotor region recruits V2a reticulospinal neurons to drive forward locomotion in larval zebrafish
The mesencephalic locomotor region (MLR) is a brain stem area whose stimulation triggers
graded forward locomotion. How MLR neurons recruit downstream vsx2+(V2a) …
graded forward locomotion. How MLR neurons recruit downstream vsx2+(V2a) …
[HTML][HTML] Determinants of motor neuron functional subtypes important for locomotor speed
KP D'Elia, H Hameedy, D Goldblatt, P Frazel, M Kriese… - Cell reports, 2023 - cell.com
Locomotion requires precise control of the strength and speed of muscle contraction and is
achieved by recruiting functionally distinct subtypes of motor neurons (MNs). MNs are …
achieved by recruiting functionally distinct subtypes of motor neurons (MNs). MNs are …
Control of movement of underwater swimmers: Animals, simulated animates and swimming robots
The control of movement in living organisms represents a fundamental task that the brain
has evolved to solve. One crucial aspect is how the nervous system organizes the …
has evolved to solve. One crucial aspect is how the nervous system organizes the …
The vestibulospinal nucleus is a locus of balance development
KR Hamling, K Harmon, Y Kimura… - Journal of …, 2024 - Soc Neuroscience
Mature vertebrates maintain posture using vestibulospinal neurons that transform sensed
instability into reflexive commands to spinal motor circuits. Postural stability improves across …
instability into reflexive commands to spinal motor circuits. Postural stability improves across …
From the eye to the wing: neural circuits for transforming optic flow into motor output in avian flight
Avian flight is guided by optic flow—the movement across the retina of images of surfaces
and edges in the environment due to self-motion. In all vertebrates, there is a short pathway …
and edges in the environment due to self-motion. In all vertebrates, there is a short pathway …
[HTML][HTML] From dysbiosis to neuropathologies: Toxic effects of glyphosate in zebrafish
M Bellot, MP Carrillo, J Bedrossiantz, J Zheng… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Glyphosate, a globally prevalent herbicide known for its selective inhibition of the shikimate
pathway in plants, is now implicated in physiological effects on humans and animals …
pathway in plants, is now implicated in physiological effects on humans and animals …
Networks of descending neurons transform command-like signals into population-based behavioral control
To transform intentions into actions, movement instructions must pass from the brain to
downstream motor circuits through descending neurons (DNs). These include small sets of …
downstream motor circuits through descending neurons (DNs). These include small sets of …
Degenerate Neuronal and Circuit Mechanisms Important for Generating Rhythmic Motor Patterns
RL Calabrese, E Marder - Physiological Reviews, 2024 - journals.physiology.org
In 1996 we published a review article (182) describing the state of knowledge about the
structure and function of the central pattern generating circuits important for producing …
structure and function of the central pattern generating circuits important for producing …