Proprioceptive feedback reinforces centrally generated stepping patterns in the cockroach

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 215, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1884-1891

  Fuchs, Einat ^a,b   Holmes, Philip ^a,c   David, Izhak ^b   Ayali, Amir ^b  

^a Princeton University   (United States)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Central pattern generator; Frequency entrainment; Intersegmental coordination; Locomotion; Phase relationship; Proprioceptive feedback

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FEMALE; INNERVATION; LIMB; LOCOMOTION; MOTONEURON; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PERIODICITY; PERIPLANETA; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SENSORY FEEDBACK;

ANIMALS; EXTREMITIES; FEEDBACK, SENSORY; FEMALE; LOCOMOTION; MOTOR NEURONS; MOVEMENT; PERIODICITY; PERIPLANETA; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

ANIMALIA; BLATTARIA;

EID: 84861618516     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.067488     Document Type: Article

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