Unravelling the functional operation of neuronal networks and linking cellular activity to
specific behavioural outcomes are among the biggest challenges in neuroscience. In this …

Over the past 40 years, much has been learned about the role of serotonin in spinal cord
reflex modulation and locomotor pattern generation. This review presents an historical …

Mammalian motor programs are controlled by networks of spinal interneurons that set the
rhythm and intensity of motor neuron firing. Motor neurons have long been known to receive …

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 …

The basic motor patterns underlying rhythmic limb movements during locomotion are
generated by neuronal networks located within the spinal cord. These networks are called …

Three vesicular glutamate transporters (VGLUTs) have been recently identified and their
distribution has been mapped in various brain areas. In the present study, we used …

Electrophysiological and morphological properties of genetically identified spinal
interneurons were examined to elucidate their possible contribution to locomotor-like …

Little is known about the network structure of the central pattern generator (CPG) controlling
locomotor movements in mammals. The present experiments aim at providing such …

Motor neurons are endowed with intrinsic and conditional membrane properties that may
shape the final motor output. In the first half of this paper we present data on the contribution …

We tested the hypothesis that the neural networks for walking in the mudpuppy can be
divided into a flexor and an extensor center, each of which contains collections of …