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Vertebrate Locomotion‐A Lamprey Perspective a
Author(s) -
GRILLNER STEN,
PARKER DAVID,
EL MANIRA ABDEL˙JABBAR
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
annals of the new york academy of sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.712
H-Index - 248
eISSN - 1749-6632
pISSN - 0077-8923
DOI - 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1998.tb09035.x
Subject(s) - lamprey , neuroscience , forebrain , vertebrate , postsynaptic potential , biology , spinal cord , central nervous system , receptor , biochemistry , fishery , gene
A bstract : The forebrain, brain stem, and spinal cord contribution to the control of locomotion is reviewed in this chapter. The lamprey is used as an experimental model because it allows a detailed cellular analysis of the neuronal network underlying locomotion. The focus is on cellular mechanisms that are important for the pattern generation, as well as different types of pre‐ and postsynaptic modulation. Neuropeptides target different cellular and synaptic mechanisms and cause long‐lasting changes (>24 h) in network function.