Animal locomotion is the result of complex and multi-layered interactions between the
nervous system, the musculo-skeletal system and the environment. Decoding the underlying …

The control of movement in living organisms represents a fundamental task that the brain
has evolved to solve. One crucial aspect is how the nervous system organizes the …

While animals swim, crawl, walk, and fly with apparent ease, building robots capable of
robust locomotion remains a significant challenge. In this review, we draw attention to …

The central pattern generator (CPG) in anguilliform swimming has served as a model for
examining the neural basis of locomotion. This system has been particularly valuable for the …

Employing history of science methods, including analyses of the scientific literature, archival
documents, and interviews with scientists, this paper presents a history of lampreys in …

The morphology-performance-fitness paradigm has long been a guiding principle inspiring
a great deal of laboratory and field studies fundamental to understanding functional …

Mechanosensory information is a critical component of organismal movement control
systems. Understanding the role mechanosensation plays in modulating organismal …

Dissipative environments are ubiquitous in nature, from microscopic swimmers in low-
Reynolds-number fluids to macroscopic animals in frictional media. In this study, motivated …

This study introduces a novel neuromechanical model employing a detailed spiking neural
network to explore the role of axial proprioceptive sensory feedback, namely stretch …