Peptides and Neurological Disease

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Copyright Page
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List of Contributors
Pages V-XIII

Preface
Pages XV-XVII
J.H.J. Allum, M. Hulliger

In Memoriam
Pages XIX-XXII
P.B.C. Matthews

Acknowledgements
Page XXIII

Overview and critique of Chapters 1–5 Original Research Article
Pages 3-7
P.B.C. Matthews

Chapter 1 Fusimotor mechanisms determining the afferent output of muscle spindles Original Research Article
Pages 9-17
M. Dickson, M.H. Gladden, D.M. Halliday, J. Ward

Chapter 2 Segmental influence of slowly-adapting cutaneous mechanoreceptors on γ motoneurones revealed by cross-correlation of unit discharges in the cat Original Research Article
Pages 19-25
N.J. Davey, P.H. Ellaway

Chapter 3 Central mechanisms of selective fusimotor control Original Research Article
Pages 27-35
A. Taylor, R. Donga

Chapter 4 Discharge patterns of γ motoneurone populations of extensor and flexor hindlimb muscles during walking in the thalamic cat Original Research Article
Pages 37-45
P. Bessou, Ph. Dupui, J.M. Cabelguen, M. Joffroy, R. Montoya, B. Pagès

Chapter 5 Physiological properties of tandem muscle spindles in neck and hind-limb muscles Original Research Article
Pages 47-56
R.F. Price, M.B. Dutia

Overview and critique of Chapters 6–10 Original Research Article
Pages 57-60
P.H. Ellaway

Chapter 6 Ensemble proprioceptive activity in the cat step cycle: towards a representative look-up chart Original Research Article
Pages 61-74
A. Prochazka, P. Trend, M. Hulliger, S. Vincent

Chapter 7 Roles of muscle activity and load on the relationship between muscle spindle length and whole muscle length in the freely walking cat Original Research Article
Pages 75-85
J.A. Hoffer, A.A. Caputi, I.E. Pose, R.I. Griffiths

Chapter 8 Flexible fusimotor control of muscle spindle feedback during a variety of natural movements Original Research Article
Pages 87-101
M. Hulliger, N. Dürmüller, A. Prochazka, P. Trend

Chapter 9 Analysis of human long-latency reflexes by cooling the peripheral conduction pathway; which afferents are involved? Original Research Article
Pages 103-112
P.B.C. Matthews

Chapter 10 Eye, head and skeletal muscle spindle feedback in the elaboration of body references Original Research Article
Pages 113-123
J.-P. Roll, J.-P. Vedel, R. Roll

Overview and critique of Chapters 11–14 Original Research Article
Pages 127-128
V. Henn

Chapter 11 Mechanoelectrical transduction by hair cells of the bullfrog\' sacculus Original Research Article
Pages 129-135
A.J. Hudspeth

Chapter 12 Comparison of the branching patterns of lateral and medial vestibulospinal tract axons in the cervical spinal cord Original Research Article
Pages 137-147
Y. Shinoda, T. Ohgaki, Y. Sugiuchi, T. Futami

Chapter 13 Afferents and efferents of the vestibular nuclei: the necessity of context-specific interpretation Original Research Article
Pages 149-157
W. Graf, V.J. Wilson

Chapter 14 How visual inputs to the ponto-bulbar reticular formation are used in the synthesis of premotor signals during orienting Original Research Article
Pages 159-170
A. Grantyn

Overview and critique of Chapters 15–17 Original Research Article
Pages 171-172
J.I. Simpson

Chapter 15 Control of the optokinetic reflex by the nucleus of the optic tract in primates Original Research Article
Pages 173-182
K.-P. Hoffmann

Chapter 16 Open-loop and closed-loop optokinetic nystagmus in Squirrel monkeys (Saimiri sciureus) and in man Original Research Article
Pages 183-196
F. Behrens, O.-J. Grüsser, P. Roggenkämper

Chapter 17 The vestibulo-ocular reflex: an outdated concept? Original Research Article
Pages 197-209
H. Collewijn

Overview and critique of Chapters 18 and 19 Original Research Article
Pages 211-212
K.-P. Hoffmann

Chapter 18 Representations of ocular rotations in the cerebellar flocculus of the rabbit Original Research Article
Pages 213-223
J.I. Simpson, J. Van der Steen, J. Tan, W. Graf, C.S. Leonard

Chapter 19 Oculomotor functions of the flocculus and the vestibular nuclei after bilateral vestibular neurectomy Original Research Article
Pages 225-236
W. Waespe, U. Schwarz, M. Wolfensberger

Overview and critique of Chapters 20 and 21 Original Research Article
Pages 239-242
A. Taylor

Chapter 20 A framework for the analysis of neuronal networks Original Research Article
Pages 243-255
A.M. Amjad, P. Breeze, B.A. Conway, D.M. Halliday, J.R. Rosenberg

Chapter 21 Possible functions of transmitter-controlled plateau potentials in α motoneurones Original Research Article
Pages 257-267
T. Eken, H. Hultborn, O. Kiehn

Overview and critique of Chapters 22 and 23: Recurrent inhibition - in search of a function Original Research Article
Pages 269-271
H. Hultborn

Chapter 22 Distribution of recurrent inhibition in the cat forelimb Original Research Article
Pages 273-281
M. Illert, D. Wietelmann

Chapter 23 Do Renshaw cells tell spinal neurones how to interpret muscle spindle signals? Original Research Article
Pages 283-294
U. Windhorst

Overview and critique of Chapters 24 and 25 Original Research Article
Pages 295-297
E.E. Fetz

Chapter 24 A neuronal system of movement control via muscle spindle secondaries Original Research Article
Pages 299-303
E. Jankowska

Chapter 25 Peripheral and descending control of neurones mediating non-monosynaptic Ia excitation to motoneurones: a presumed propriospinal system in man Original Research Article
Pages 305-314
E. Pierrot-Deseilligny

Overview and critique of Chapters 26 and 27: Parameter adaptation in the spinal cord? Original Research Article
Pages 315-319
U. Windhorst

Chapter 26 Mechanisms underlying the serotonergic modulation of the spinal circuitry for locomotion in lamprey Original Research Article
Pages 321-327
P. Wallén, J. Christenson, L. Brodin, R. Hill, A. Lansner, S. Grillner

Chapter 27 Relationship of noradrenergic locus coeruleus neurones to vestibulospinal reflexes Original Research Article
Pages 329-343
O. Pompeiano

Overview and critique of Chapters 28 and 29 Original Research Article
Pages 347-349
F.J.R. Richmond

Chapter 28 Neck muscle activity in eye — head coordinated movements Original Research Article
Pages 351-362
A. Roucoux, M. Crommelinck, M.-F. Decostre

Chapter 29 Comparison of neck muscle activation patterns during head stabilization and voluntary movements Original Research Article
Pages 363-371
B.W. Peterson, E.A. Keshner, J. Banovetz

Overview and critique of Chapters 30 and 31 Original Research Article
Pages 373-375
H. Collewijn

Chapter 30 Head kinematic during various motor tasks in humans Original Research Article
Pages 377-383
T. Pozzo, A. Berthoz, L. Lefort

Chapter 31 Functional coupling of the stabilizing gaze reflexes during vertical linear motion in the alert cat Original Research Article
Pages 385-394
M. Lacour, L. Borel

Overview and critique of Chapters 32–34 Original Research Article
Pages 395-397
B.W. Peterson

Chapter 32 The role of stretch and vestibulo-spinal reflexes in the generation of human equilibriating reactions Original Research Article
Pages 399-409
J.H.J. Allum, F. Honegger, C.R. Pfaltz

Chapter 33 Organization of posture controls: an analysis of sensory and mechanical constraints Original Research Article
Pages 411-418
L.M. Nashner, C.L. Shupert, F.B. Horak, F.O. Black

Chapter 34 Significance of proprioceptive mechanisms in the regulation of stance Original Research Article
Pages 419-423
V. Dietz, G.A. Horstmann, W. Berger

Overview and critique of Chapters 35–37: Inferring functional roles of cortical neurones from their activity during movement Original Research Article
Pages 427-430
J.A. Hoffer

Chapter 35 What is the role of the supplementary motor area in movement initiation? Original Research Article
Pages 431-436
B. Hyland, D.-F. Chen, V. Maier, A. Palmeri, M. Wiesendanger

Chapter 36 Control of forelimb muscle activity by populations of corticomotoneuronal and rubromotoneuronal cells Original Research Article
Pages 437-449
E.E. Fetz, P.D. Cheney, K. Mewes, S. Palmer

Chapter 37 Sensorimotor cortical control of isometric force in the monkey Original Research Article
Pages 451-463
M.-C. Hepp-Reymond, T.M.J. Wannier, M.A. Maier, E.A. Rufener

Overview and critique of Chapters 38 and 39 Original Research Article
Pages 465-466
H.-C. Diener

Chapter 38 Interruption of motor programmes by electrical or magnetic brain stimulation in man Original Research Article
Pages 467-472
J.C. Rothwell, B.L. Day, P.D. Thompson, C.D. Marsden

Chapter 39 Somatosensory input to dopamine neurones of the monkey midbrain: responses to pain pinch under anaesthesia and to active touch in behavioural context Original Research Article
Pages 473-478
R. Romo, W. Schultz

Overview and critique of Chapters 40 and 41 Original Research Article
Pages 479-480
J.C. Rothwell

Chapter 40 Disturbances of motor preparation in basal ganglia and cerebellar disorders Original Research Article
Pages 481-488
H.C. Diener, J. Dichgans, B. Guschlbauer, M. Bacher, P. Langenbach

Chapter 41 Control mechanisms for restoring posture and movements in paraplegics Original Research Article
Pages 489-502
J. Quintern, P. Minwegen, K.-H. Mauritz

Subject Index
Pages 503-512