Oscillation in motor pattern-generating networks.
Oscillation in motor pattern generators is driven either by pacemaker neurons with inherent bursting properties or through network interactions. In a few examples in invertebrates and lower vertebrates, the mechanisms by which reciprocal inhibition combines with inherent membrane properties to produce network oscillation are beginning to emerge. A recently developed theoretical framework provides a context for understanding and comparing these findings.
Calabrese
R L
RL
Department of Biology, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, USA. RCalabre@biology.emory.edu
D000818:Animals; D009068:Movement / Q000502:physiology*; D009415:Nerve Net / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology*; D009474:Neurons / Q000502:physiology*