Evolution and analysis of model CPGs for walking: II. General principles and individual variability

Journal of Computational Neuroscience

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 119-147

  Beer, Randall D ^a   Chiel, Hillel J ^b   Gallagher, John C ^c  

^a Case Western Reserve University   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c SUNY POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Central pattern generators; Computational neuroethology; Dynamical modules; Dynamical systems theory; Evolution; Walking

Indexed keywords

ABSTRACTING; BIOMECHANICS; BRAIN; COMPUTATION THEORY; DYNAMICAL SYSTEMS; ONE DIMENSIONAL; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION);

CENTRAL PATTERN GENERATOR; COMPUTATIONAL NEUROETHOLOGY; DYNAMICAL MODULE; DYNAMICAL SYSTEM THEORY; EVOLUTION; INDIVIDUAL VARIABILITY; MODULAR STRUCTURES; NEUROETHOLOGY; PATTERN GENERATOR; WALKING;

NEURONS;

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BIOMECHANICS; DYNAMICS; FITNESS; HUMAN; INTERNEURON; LOCOMOTION; METHODOLOGY; MODEL; NERVE CELL; NERVOUS SYSTEM; PATTERN GENERATOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHYTHM; WALKING;

EID: 0032884009     PISSN: 09295313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008920021246     Document Type: Article

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