Techniques proposed for assisting locomotion with exoskeletons have often included a
combination of active work input and passive torque support, but the physiological effects of …

Animals depend on sensory feedback from mechanosensory afferents for the dynamic
control of movement. This sensory feedback needs to be selectively modulated in a task-and …

Key points Experiments on neonatal rodent spinal cord showed that serotonin (5‐HT), acting
via 5‐HT7 receptors, is required for initiation of locomotion and for controlling the action of …

BACKGROUND: Walking requires coordination among multiple joints. Little is known about
the association between the coordination ability and fall risks in elderly adults. This study …

During overground or treadmill walking, the stance phase and cycle durations are reduced
as speed increases, whereas swing phase duration remains relatively invariant. When the …

Humans and animals control their walking rhythms to maintain motion in a variable
environment. The neural mechanism for controlling rhythm has been investigated in many …

Sensory feedback arising from muscle spindle receptors and Golgi tendon organs are
known to influence limb mechanics during postural and locomotor tasks. The purpose of this …

Objective This study examined the effects of reduced and elevated weight bearing on post-
traumatic osteoarthritis (PTOA) development, locomotor joint kinematics, and degree of …

We analysed the effects of task symmetry during bilateral accurate force production tasks
performed by the two feet. In particular, we tested a hypothesis that bilateral deficit would …

The evolutionary transformation of limb morphology to the four-segmented pantograph of
therians is among the milestones of mammalian evolution. But, it is still unknown if changes …