Developmental plasticity of coordinated action patterns in the perinatal rat

MR Brumley, SD Kauer… - Developmental …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Some of the most simple, stereotyped, reflexive, and spinal‐mediated motor behaviors
expressed by animals display a level of flexibility and plasticity that is not always recognized …

Posture effects on spontaneous limb movements, alternated stepping, and the leg extension response in neonatal rats

V Mendez-Gallardo, ME Roberto, SD Kauer… - Physiology & …, 2016 - Elsevier
The development of postural control is considered an important factor for the expression of
coordinated behavior such as locomotion. In the natural setting of the nest, newborn rat pups …

Maternal behavior influences development of a reflexive action pattern in the newborn rat

SD Kauer, JT Allmond, SC Belnap… - Developmental …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
This study examined the effect of maternal behavior on the expression and postnatal
development of a reflexive behavior in rat pups. In neonatal rats, the leg extension response …