The cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is a complex solution that circulates around the CNS, and
whose composition changes as a function of an animal's physiological state. Ciliated …

The spinal cord is home to the intrinsic networks for locomotion. An animal in which the
spinal cord has been fully severed from the brain can still produce rhythmic, patterned …

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Cerebrospinal fluid-contacting neurons (CSF-cNs) are enigmatic mechano-or
chemosensory cells lying along the central canal of the spinal cord. Recent studies in …

Animals need to accurately sense changes in their body position to perform complex
movements. It is increasingly clear that the vertebrate central nervous system contains a …

Interoception, the ability to precisely and timely sense internal body signals, is critical for life.
The interoceptive system monitors a large variety of mechanical, chemical, hormonal, and …

The Reissner fiber (RF) is an acellular thread positioned in the midline of the central canal
that aggregates thanks to the beating of numerous cilia from ependymal radial glial cells …

Spinal cerebrospinal fluid-contacting neurons (CSF-cNs) form an evolutionary conserved
bipolar cell population localized around the central canal of all vertebrates. CSF-cNs were …

Undulatory locomotion relies on the propagation of a wave of excitation in the spinal cord
leading to consequential activation of segmental skeletal muscles along the body. Although …

Birds are exceptionally adept at controlling their body position. For example, they can
coordinate rapid movements of their body while stabilizing their head. Intriguingly, this ability …