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THE BENEFITS OF POSITIVE FEEDBACK
Author(s) -
Eric Tytell
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
journal of experimental biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.367
H-Index - 185
eISSN - 1477-9145
pISSN - 0022-0949
DOI - 10.1242/jeb.001016
Subject(s) - rhythm , central pattern generator , sensory system , swing , pendulum , control theory (sociology) , physics , neuroscience , cpg site , energy (signal processing) , computer science , communication , biology , psychology , acoustics , artificial intelligence , control (management) , biochemistry , gene expression , quantum mechanics , gene , dna methylation
![Figure][1] In both vertebrates and invertebrates, clusters of neurons fire rhythmically to generate the basic pattern for regular movements such as walking, swimming and gut peristalsis. These central pattern generators, or CPGs, need neither sensory input nor higher brain function to

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