Gait modulation in C. elegans: An integrated neuromechanical model

Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience

Volumn , Issue FEBRUARY 2012, 2012, Pages

  Boyle, Jordan H ^a   Berri, Stefano ^a,b   Cohen, Netta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; DENSE GELS; ELEGANS; FEEDBACK MECHANISMS; GABAERGIC; HETEROGENEOUS ENVIRONMENTS; NEUROMUSCULAR CONTROL; NEUROMUSCULAR SYSTEMS; PATTERN GENERATION; PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENTS; PHYSICAL MODEL; SYMMETRY-BREAKING; UNDERLYING MECHANISM;

SENSORY FEEDBACK;

MODULATION;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; GAIT; LOCOMOTION; MOTONEURON; MOTOR CONTROL; NEUROMODULATION; NEUROMUSCULAR SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL MODEL; PREDICTION; PROPRIOCEPTION; SENSORY NERVE; SWIMMING;

EID: 84856777537     PISSN: 16625188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fncom.2012.00010     Document Type: Article

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