A coordinated movement is easy to recognize, but we know little about how it is achieved. In
search of the neural basis of coordination, we present a model of spinocerebellar …

We used a computational analysis to identify the basic elements with which the vertebrate
spinal cord constructs one complex behavior. This analysis extracted a small set of muscle …

Multireceptive neurones are found in the spinal dorsal horn and may be projection neurones
and/or interneurones for polysynaptic reflexes. The cutaneous receptive field of a …

The production and control of complex motor functions are usually attributed to central brain
structures such as cortex, basal ganglia and cerebellum. In traditional schemes the spinal …

We describe the responses evoked by microstimulation of interneuronal regions of the
spinal cord in unanesthetized rats chronically spinalized at T10–T12. One to three weeks …

The goal of these experiments was to define the contribution of hindpaw cutaneous inputs in
the expression of spinal locomotion in cats. In 3 cats, some (n= 1) or all (n= 2) cutaneous …

We review here experiments examining the hypothesis that vertebrate spinal motor systems
produce movement through the flexible combination of a small number of units of motor …

During development, information about the three-dimensional shape and mechanical
properties of the body is laid down in the synaptic connectivity of sensorimotor systems …

Previous studies using intact and spinalized animals have suggested that coordinated
movements can be generated by appropriate combinations of muscle synergies controlled …

Visceral pain can be considered as part of the defense reactions of the body against harmful
stimuli, particularly of those that impinge on the mucosal lining of hollow organs. It is a …