Neural Control of Locomotion

Front Matter....Pages i-xiv
Physical Principles of Locomotion....Pages 1-11
Human Solutions for Locomotion....Pages 13-49
Human Solutions for Locomotion II. Interlimb Coordination....Pages 51-64
Human Solutions for Locomotion III. the Initiation of Gait....Pages 65-76
Energetics of Human Walking....Pages 77-98
Movements of the Hindlimb During Locomotion of the Cat....Pages 99-135
Arthropod Walking....Pages 137-179
On the Generation and Performance of Swimming in Fish....Pages 181-201
Analysis of Tetrapod Gaits: General Considerations and Symmetrical Gaits....Pages 203-236
Robot Locomotion....Pages 237-264
Organizational Concepts in the Central Motor Networks of Invertebrates....Pages 265-292
Command Interneurons and Locomotor Behavior in Crustaceans....Pages 293-326
Some Aspects on the Descending Control of the Spinal Circuits Generating Locomotor Movements....Pages 327-349
Neuronal Mechanisms for Rhythmic Motor Pattern Generation in a Simple System....Pages 351-375
Central Nervous Control of Cockroach Walking....Pages 377-399
Neural Control of Flight in the Locust....Pages 401-418
Central Generation of Locomotion in Vertebrates....Pages 419-438
Mechanisms of Interlimb Phase Control....Pages 439-464
Basic Programs for the Phasing of Flexion and Extension Movements of the Limbs during Locomotion....Pages 465-487
Function of Segmental Reflexes in the Control of Stepping in Cockroaches and Cats....Pages 489-517
The Role of Vestibular and Neck Receptors in Locomotion....Pages 519-537
Non-Rhythmic Sensory Inputs: Influence on Locomotory Outputs in Arthropods....Pages 539-560
Neural Control of Locomotion in the Decorticate Cat....Pages 561-586
Modulation of Proprioceptive Information in Crustacea....Pages 587-615
Phasic Control of Reflexes During Locomotion in Vertebrates....Pages 617-645
Motor Behavior Following Deafferentation in the Developing and Motorically Mature Monkey....Pages 647-674
The Development of Neural Circuits in the Limb Moving Segments of the Spinal Cord....Pages 675-705
Developmental Aspects of Locomotion....Pages 707-733
A Kinetic Analysis of the Trot in Cats....Pages 735-757
Ipsilateral Extensor Reflexes and Cat Locomotion....Pages 759-762
Long-Term Peripheral Nerve Activity During Behavior in the Rabbit....Pages 763-765
Chemical Lesioning of the Spinal Noradrenaline Pathway: Effects on Locomotion in the Cat....Pages 767-768
Metamorphosis of the Motor System During the Development of Moths....Pages 769-773
Cerebellar Neuronal Firing Patterns in the Intact and Unrestrained Cat During Walking....Pages 775-779
Discharge Patterns of Motor Units during Cat Locomotion and Their Relation to Muscle Performance....Pages 781-784
Conclusion....Pages 785-787
Back Matter....Pages 789-793
....Pages 795-817