Principles of Rhythmic Motor Pattern Generation.
Marder, Eve, and Ronald L. Calabrese.
Volen Center, Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusettes; and Department
of Biology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA.
APStracts 2:0011P, 1996.
ABSTRACT
Rhythmic movements are produced by central pattern-generating networks whose
output is shaped by sensory and neuromodulatory inputs to allow the animal to
adapt its movements to changing needs. This review discusses cellular,
circuit, and computational analyses of the mechanisms underlying the
generation of rhythmic movements in both invertebrate and vertebrate nervous
systems. Attention is paid to exploring the mechanisms by which synaptic and
cellular processes interact to play specific roles in shaping motor patterns
and, consequently, movement.
APS Manuscript Number P7-6.
Article publication pending July 1996, Physiological Reviews.
ISSN 1080-4757 Copyright 1996 The American Physiological Society.
Published in APStracts on 4 July 96