A central pattern generator underlies crawling in the medicinal leech

Journal of Comparative Physiology - A Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology

Volumn 186, Issue 7-8, 2000, Pages 631-643

  Eisenhart, F James ^a   Cacciatore, Timothy W ^a   Kristan Jr , William B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Central pattern generator; Electrophysiology; Leech; Locomotion; Sensory feedback

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DRIVE; ELECTRODE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; INNERVATION; LEECH; LIMB; LOCOMOTION; MOTONEURON; PHYSIOLOGY;

ALGORITHMS; ANIMAL; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTRODES; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EXTREMITIES; FEEDBACK; INSTINCT; LEECHES; LOCOMOTION; MOTOR NEURONS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

ANIMALIA; HIRUDINIDA; HIRUDO MEDICINALIS;

EID: 0033805451     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003590000117     Document Type: Article

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