The problem of controlling locomotion is an area in which neuroscience and robotics can
fruitfully interact. In this article, I will review research carried out on locomotor central pattern …

When animals walk overground, mechanical stimuli activate various receptors located in
muscles, joints and skin. Afferents from these mechanoreceptors project to neuronal …

Central pattern generators (CPGs) located in the spinal cord produce the coordinated
activation of flexor and extensor motoneurons during locomotion. Previously proposed …

The mammalian spinal cord contains a locomotor central pattern generator (CPG) that can
produce alternating rhythmic activity of flexor and extensor motoneurones in the absence of …

Many animals are capable of changing gait with speed of locomotion. The neural basis of
gait control and its dependence on speed are not fully understood. Mice normally use a …

A computational model of the mammalian spinal cord circuitry incorporating a two‐level
central pattern generator (CPG) with separate half‐centre rhythm generator (RG) and pattern …

We examined the features of spontaneous deletions of bursts of motoneuron activity that can
occur within otherwise rhythmic alternating flexor and extensor activity during fictive …

The rate of stepping in the hind legs of chronic spinal and decerebrate cats adapts to the
speed of the treadmill on which the animals walk. This adaptive behavior depends on …

Functional MRI (fMRI) imaging of motoneuron activity in the human spinal cord is still in its
infancy, and it will remain difficult to apply to walking. Here we present a viable alternative …

The spinal locomotor central pattern generator (CPG) generates rhythmic activity with
alternating flexion and extension phases. This rhythmic pattern is likely to result from …