The vertebrate control of locomotion involves all levels of the nervous system from cortex to
the spinal cord. Here, we aim to cover all main aspects of this complex behavior, from the …

The neuronal networks that generate locomotion are well understood in swimming animals
such as the lamprey, zebrafish and tadpole. The networks controlling locomotion in …

Central oscillators are primordial neural circuits that generate and control rhythmic
movements,. Mechanistic understanding of these circuits requires genetic identification of …

Interactions between cervical and lumbar spinal circuits are mediated by long propriospinal
neurons (LPNs). Ablation of descending LPNs in mice disturbs left-right coordination at high …

Generating locomotive gaits is a very important work for bioinspired robots and has received
wide attentions among scientists and engineers. The central pattern generator (CPG) neural …

A series of recent studies identified key structures in the mesencephalic locomotor region
and the caudal brainstem of mice involved in the initiation and control of slow (exploratory) …

Most animals are capable of efficient locomotion owing to a special neural network—the
central pattern generator (CPG) located in the central nervous system. The half-center …

Highlights•Spinal rhythm generating neurons initiate and support locomotion by converting
descending drive into a rhythmic signal.•There is no single all-inclusive marker for rhythm …

Objective. Studying the neural components regulating movement in human locomotion is
obstructed by the inability to perform invasive experimental recording in the human neural …

Rodents explore their environment through coordinated orofacial motor actions, including
whisking. Whisking can free-run via an oscillator of inhibitory neurons in the medulla and …