Open AccessNeural Bases of Postural Control
Author(s) -
T. G. Deliagina,
Grigori N. Orlovsky,
Pavel V. Zelenin,
Iri. Beloozerova
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
physiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.14
H-Index - 125
eISSN - 1548-9213
pISSN - 1548-9221
DOI - 10.1152/physiol.00001.2006
Subject(s) - physical medicine and rehabilitation , control (management) , body posture , neuroscience , psychology , medicine , computer science , artificial intelligence
The body posture during standing and walking is maintained due to the activity of a closed-loop control system. In the review, we consider different aspects of postural control: its functional organization, the distribution of postural functions in different parts of the central nervous system, and the activity of neuronal networks controlling posture.
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