Brainstem control of locomotion and muscle tone with special reference to the role of the mesopontine tegmentum and medullary reticulospinal systems

Journal of Neural Transmission

Volumn 123, Issue 7, 2016, Pages 695-729

  Takakusaki, Kaoru ^a   Chiba, Ryosuke ^a   Nozu, Tsukasa ^a   Okumura, Toshikatsu ^a  

^a ASAHIKAWA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Behavioral state; Decerebrate cat preparation; Locomotor region; Pedunculopontine tegmental nucleus; Postural muscle tone; Reticulospinal neurons

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; NEUROTRANSMITTER;

ATTENTION; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN STEM; CAT; CHOLINERGIC NERVE CELL; ELECTROSTIMULATION; GAIT DISORDER; HUMAN; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; LOCOMOTION; MEDULLARY RETICULOSPINAL SYSTEM; MESOPONTINE TEGMENTUM; MOTONEURON; MUSCLE HYPOTONIA; MUSCLE TONE; NERVE EXCITABILITY; NONHUMAN; OSCILLATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PONS RETICULAR FORMATION; POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; POSTURE GAIT DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETICULOSPINAL TRACT; REVIEW; TEGMENTUM; ANIMAL; DECEREBRATION; MESENCEPHALON RETICULAR FORMATION; NERVE TRACT; PEDUNCULOPONTINE TEGMENTAL NUCLEUS; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; CATS; DECEREBRATE STATE; HUMANS; LOCOMOTION; MIDBRAIN RETICULAR FORMATION; MUSCLE TONUS; NEURAL PATHWAYS; PEDUNCULOPONTINE TEGMENTAL NUCLEUS;

EID: 84945248998     PISSN: 03009564     EISSN: 14351463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00702-015-1475-4     Document Type: Review

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