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Modular organization of motor behavior in the frog's spinal cord
Trends in Neurosciences, v 18(10), pp 442-446
1995
PMID: 8545910
Abstract
The complex issue of translating the planning of arm movements into muscle forces is discussed in relation to the recent discovery of structures in the spinal cord. These structures contain circuitry that, when activated, produce precisely balanced contractions in groups of muscles. These synergistic contractions generate forces that direct the limb toward an equilibrium point in space. Remarkably, the force outputs, produced by activating different spinal-cord structures, sum vectorially. This vectorial combination of motor outputs might be a mechanism for producing a vast repertoire of motor behaviors in a simple manner.
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- Title
- Modular organization of motor behavior in the frog's spinal cord
- Creators
- Emilio Bizzi - Emilio Bizzi, Eric Loeb and Philippe Saltiel are at the Dept of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139-4307, USASimon F Giszter - Simon F. Giszter is at the Dept. of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Medical College of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19129, USAEric Loeb - Emilio Bizzi, Eric Loeb and Philippe Saltiel are at the Dept of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139-4307, USAFernando A Mussa-Ivaldi - Fernando A. Mussa-Ivaldi is at the Dept of Physiology and the Dept of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, IL 60611-3008, USAPhilippe Saltiel - Emilio Bizzi, Eric Loeb and Philippe Saltiel are at the Dept of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139-4307, USA
- Publication Details
- Trends in Neurosciences, v 18(10), pp 442-446
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Resource Type
- Review
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Neurobiology and Anatomy
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:A1995RV87300009
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-0029127003
- Other Identifier
- 991014878315304721
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