Neural Control of Locomotion

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Front Matter....Pages i-xiv Physical Principles of Locomotion....Pages 1-11 Human Solutions for Locomotion....Pages 13-49 Human Solutions for Locomotion II. Interlimb Coordination....Pages 51-64 Human Solutions for Locomotion III. the Initiation of Gait....Pages 65-76 Energetics of Human Walking....Pages 77-98 Movements of the Hindlimb During Locomotion of the Cat....Pages 99-135 Arthropod Walking....Pages 137-179 On the Generation and Performance of Swimming in Fish....Pages 181-201 Analysis of Tetrapod Gaits: General Considerations and Symmetrical Gaits....Pages 203-236 Robot Locomotion....Pages 237-264 Organizational Concepts in the Central Motor Networks of Invertebrates....Pages 265-292 Command Interneurons and Locomotor Behavior in Crustaceans....Pages 293-326 Some Aspects on the Descending Control of the Spinal Circuits Generating Locomotor Movements....Pages 327-349 Neuronal Mechanisms for Rhythmic Motor Pattern Generation in a Simple System....Pages 351-375 Central Nervous Control of Cockroach Walking....Pages 377-399 Neural Control of Flight in the Locust....Pages 401-418 Central Generation of Locomotion in Vertebrates....Pages 419-438 Mechanisms of Interlimb Phase Control....Pages 439-464 Basic Programs for the Phasing of Flexion and Extension Movements of the Limbs during Locomotion....Pages 465-487 Function of Segmental Reflexes in the Control of Stepping in Cockroaches and Cats....Pages 489-517 The Role of Vestibular and Neck Receptors in Locomotion....Pages 519-537 Non-Rhythmic Sensory Inputs: Influence on Locomotory Outputs in Arthropods....Pages 539-560 Neural Control of Locomotion in the Decorticate Cat....Pages 561-586 Modulation of Proprioceptive Information in Crustacea....Pages 587-615 Phasic Control of Reflexes During Locomotion in Vertebrates....Pages 617-645 Motor Behavior Following Deafferentation in the Developing and Motorically Mature Monkey....Pages 647-674 The Development of Neural Circuits in the Limb Moving Segments of the Spinal Cord....Pages 675-705 Developmental Aspects of Locomotion....Pages 707-733 A Kinetic Analysis of the Trot in Cats....Pages 735-757 Ipsilateral Extensor Reflexes and Cat Locomotion....Pages 759-762 Long-Term Peripheral Nerve Activity During Behavior in the Rabbit....Pages 763-765 Chemical Lesioning of the Spinal Noradrenaline Pathway: Effects on Locomotion in the Cat....Pages 767-768 Metamorphosis of the Motor System During the Development of Moths....Pages 769-773 Cerebellar Neuronal Firing Patterns in the Intact and Unrestrained Cat During Walking....Pages 775-779 Discharge Patterns of Motor Units during Cat Locomotion and Their Relation to Muscle Performance....Pages 781-784 Conclusion....Pages 785-787 Back Matter....Pages 789-793 ....Pages 795-817