[HTML][HTML] Current principles of motor control, with special reference to vertebrate locomotion

S Grillner, A El Manira - Physiological reviews, 2019 - journals.physiology.org
The vertebrate control of locomotion involves all levels of the nervous system from cortex to
the spinal cord. Here, we aim to cover all main aspects of this complex behavior, from the …

Breathing matters

CA Del Negro, GD Funk, JL Feldman - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2018 - nature.com
Breathing is a well-described, vital and surprisingly complex behaviour, with behavioural
and physiological outputs that are easy to directly measure. Key neural elements for …

[HTML][HTML] The neural basis of timing: distributed mechanisms for diverse functions

JJ Paton, DV Buonomano - Neuron, 2018 - cell.com
Timing is critical to most forms of learning, behavior, and sensory-motor processing.
Converging evidence supports the notion that, precisely because of its importance across a …

Midbrain circuits that set locomotor speed and gait selection

V Caggiano, R Leiras, H Goni-Erro, D Masini… - Nature, 2018 - nature.com
Locomotion is a fundamental motor function common to the animal kingdom. It is
implemented episodically and adapted to behavioural needs, including exploration, which …

Decoding the organization of spinal circuits that control locomotion

O Kiehn - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2016 - nature.com
Unravelling the functional operation of neuronal networks and linking cellular activity to
specific behavioural outcomes are among the biggest challenges in neuroscience. In this …

Brainstem circuits for locomotion

R Leiras, JM Cregg, O Kiehn - Annual review of neuroscience, 2022 - annualreviews.org
Locomotion is a universal motor behavior that is expressed as the output of many integrated
brain functions. Locomotion is organized at several levels of the nervous system, with …

Robots that can adapt like animals

A Cully, J Clune, D Tarapore, JB Mouret - Nature, 2015 - nature.com
Robots have transformed many industries, most notably manufacturing, and have the power
to deliver tremendous benefits to society, such as in search and rescue, disaster response …

[HTML][HTML] Reconstruction of motor control circuits in adult Drosophila using automated transmission electron microscopy

JS Phelps, DGC Hildebrand, BJ Graham, AT Kuan… - Cell, 2021 - cell.com
To investigate circuit mechanisms underlying locomotor behavior, we used serial-section
electron microscopy (EM) to acquire a synapse-resolution dataset containing the ventral …

A review of robot-assisted lower-limb stroke therapy: unexplored paths and future directions in gait rehabilitation

B Hobbs, P Artemiadis - Frontiers in neurorobotics, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Stroke affects one out of every six people on Earth. Approximately 90% of stroke survivors
have some functional disability with mobility being a major impairment, which not only …

Effect of epidural stimulation of the lumbosacral spinal cord on voluntary movement, standing, and assisted step** after motor complete paraplegia: a case study

S Harkema, Y Gerasimenko, J Hodes, J Burdick… - The Lancet, 2011 - thelancet.com
Background Repeated periods of stimulation of the spinal cord and training increased the
ability to control movement in animal models of spinal cord injury. We hypothesised that …