Interactions between dorsal and ventral root stimulation on the generation of locomotor-like activity in the neonatal mouse spinal cord
We investigated whether dorsal (DR) and ventral root (VR) stimulus trains engage common
postsynaptic components to activate the central pattern generator (CPG) for locomotion in …
postsynaptic components to activate the central pattern generator (CPG) for locomotion in …
Excitatory actions of ventral root stimulation during network activity generated by the disinhibited neonatal mouse spinal cord
A Bonnot, N Chub, A Pujala… - Journal of …, 2009 - journals.physiology.org
To further understand the excitatory effects of motoneurons on spinal network function, we
investigated the entrainment of disinhibited rhythms by ventral root (VR) stimulation in the …
investigated the entrainment of disinhibited rhythms by ventral root (VR) stimulation in the …
Propriospinal neurons are sufficient for bulbospinal transmission of the locomotor command signal in the neonatal rat spinal cord
KC Cowley, E Zaporozhets… - The Journal of …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
We recently showed that propriospinal neurons contribute to bulbospinal activation of
locomotor networks in the in vitro neonatal rat brainstem–spinal cord preparation. In the …
locomotor networks in the in vitro neonatal rat brainstem–spinal cord preparation. In the …
Propriospinal neurons contribute to bulbospinal transmission of the locomotor command signal in the neonatal rat spinal cord
E Zaporozhets, KC Cowley… - The Journal of …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
This study examines whether propriospinal transmission contributes to descending
propagation of the brainstem locomotor command signal in the in vitro neonatal rat spinal …
propagation of the brainstem locomotor command signal in the in vitro neonatal rat spinal …
Synergistic interaction between sensory inputs and propriospinal signalling underlying quadrupedal locomotion
M Boulain, I Khsime, M Sourioux… - The Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Key points Stimulation of hindlimb afferent fibres can both stabilize and increase the activity
of fore‐and hindlimb motoneurons during fictive locomotion. The increase in motoneuron …
of fore‐and hindlimb motoneurons during fictive locomotion. The increase in motoneuron …
Brainstem modulation of locomotion in the neonatal mouse spinal cord
IT Gordon, PJ Whelan - The Journal of physiology, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
During development, descending projections to the spinal cord are immature. Available data
suggest that even though these projections are not fully formed, they contribute to activation …
suggest that even though these projections are not fully formed, they contribute to activation …
Removing sensory input disrupts spinal locomotor activity in the early postnatal period
JM Acevedo, M Díaz-Ríos - Journal of Comparative Physiology A, 2013 - Springer
Motor patterns driving rhythmic movements of our lower limbs during walking are generated
by groups of neurons within the spinal cord, called central pattern generators (CPGs). After …
by groups of neurons within the spinal cord, called central pattern generators (CPGs). After …
Contribution of commissural projections to bulbospinal activation of locomotion in the in vitro neonatal rat spinal cord
KC Cowley, E Zaporozhets… - Journal of …, 2009 - journals.physiology.org
Commissural projections are required for left-right coordination during locomotion. However,
their role, if any, in rhythm production is unknown. This study uses the neonatal rat in vitro …
their role, if any, in rhythm production is unknown. This study uses the neonatal rat in vitro …
Primary afferent terminals acting as excitatory interneurons contribute to spontaneous motor activities in the immature spinal cord
R Bos, F Brocard, L Vinay - Journal of Neuroscience, 2011 - Soc Neuroscience
Patterned, spontaneous activity plays a critical role in the development of neuronal
networks. A robust spontaneous activity is observed in vitro in spinal cord preparations …
networks. A robust spontaneous activity is observed in vitro in spinal cord preparations …
[PDF][PDF] Spatiotemporal pattern of motoneuron activation in the rostral lumbar and the sacral segments during locomotor-like activity in the neonatal mouse spinal cord
We used calcium imaging to visualize the spatiotemporal pattern of motoneuron activity
during dorsal root-evoked locomotor-like bursting in the lumbosacral spinal cord of the …
during dorsal root-evoked locomotor-like bursting in the lumbosacral spinal cord of the …