Experiments and models of sensorimotor interactions during locomotion

Biological Cybernetics

Volumn 95, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 607-627

  Frigon, Alain ^a   Rossignol, Serge ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Central pattern generator; Locomotion; Model; Sensorimotor interactions; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

BIPED LOCOMOTION; CONTROL SYSTEMS; CYBERNETICS; ELECTRIC GENERATORS;

CENTRAL PATTERN GENERATOR (CPG); MUSCLE RECEPTORS; SENSORIMOTOR INTERACTIONS; SENSORY SIGNALS;

SENSORY PERCEPTION;

ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CAT; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; LOCOMOTION; MUSCLE; PERIODICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SENSATION; SENSORY NERVE; SPINAL CORD;

AFFERENT PATHWAYS; ANIMALS; CATS; HUMANS; LOCOMOTION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCLES; PERIODICITY; SENSATION; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 33845680240     PISSN: 03401200     EISSN: 14320770     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00422-006-0129-x     Document Type: Article

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