Modeling the mammalian locomotor CPG: insights from mistakes and perturbations

Progress in Brain Research

Volumn 165, Issue , 2007, Pages 235-253

  McCrea, David A ^a   Rybak, Ilya A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

afferent control; CPG; locomotion; rhythm generation; spinal cord

Indexed keywords

BODY POSTURE; CAT; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; INTERNEURON; LOCOMOTION; MAMMAL; MOTONEURON; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; OSCILLATION; PATTERN GENERATOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSORY STIMULATION;

ANIMALS; FEEDBACK; LEARNING; LOCOMOTION; MAMMALS; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; MOTOR NEURONS; PERIODICITY; PROPRIOCEPTION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

EID: 34848899176     PISSN: 00796123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0079-6123(06)65015-2     Document Type: Review

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