title: Neural control of walking balance: if falling then react else continue.
abstract: Many different corrective reactions can be used to regain balance during walking. However, the nervous system does not hesitate to decide which reaction will be used. A rule-based finite state control system that preselects appropriate reactions is a practical way to simplify this task. The proposed model suggests that much of this is achieved by groups of spinal interneurons.
authors.affiliation: Sensory-Motor Research Laboratory, Department of Occupational Therapy and Centre for Neuroscience, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada. john.misiaszek@ualberta.ca
authors.forename: John E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Misiaszek
mesh_terms: D000416:Alberta; D001341:Autonomic Nervous System / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008959:Models, Neurological; D004856:Postural Balance / Q000502:physiology*; D016138:Walking / Q000502:physiology*