title: Central pattern generators of the mammalian spinal cord.
abstract: Neuronal networks within the spinal cord of mammals are responsible for generating various rhythmic movements, such as walking, running, swimming, and scratching. The ability to generate multiple rhythmic movements highlights the complexity and flexibility of the mammalian spinal circuitry. The present review describes features of some rhythmic motor behaviors generated by the mammalian spinal cord and discusses how the spinal circuitry is able to produce different rhythmic movements with their own sets of goals and demands.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada. frigon.alain@gmail.com
authors.forename: Alain
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Frigon
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002415:Cats; D006614:Hindlimb / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008322:Mammals / Q000502:physiology; D009043:Motor Activity / Q000502:physiology*; D009046:Motor Neurons / Q000502:physiology; D009068:Movement / Q000502:physiology; D009415:Nerve Net / Q000502:physiology; D009474:Neurons / Q000502:physiology; D010507:Periodicity; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000502:physiology*; D016138:Walking / Q000502:physiology