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- Beloozerova, IN, et al.
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Activity of pyramidal tract neurons in the cat during postural corrections
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Ingår i: Journal of neurophysiology. - : American Physiological Society. - 0022-3077 .- 1522-1598. ; 93:4, s. 1831-1844
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The dorsal side-up body orientation in quadrupeds is maintained by a postural control system. We investigated participation of the motor cortex in this system by recording activity of pyramidal tract neurons (PTNs) from limb representations of the motor cortex during postural corrections. The cat was standing on the platform periodically tilting in the frontal plane, and maintained equilibrium at different body configurations: with the head directed forward (symmetrically alternating loading of the left and right fore limbs), or with the head voluntary turned to the right or to the left (asymmetrical loading). We found that postural corrective responses to tilts included an increase of the contact forces and activity of limb extensors on the side moving down, and their decrease on the opposite side. The activity of PTNs was strongly modulated in relation to the tilt cycle. Phases of activity of individual PTNs were distributed over the cycle. Thus the cortical output mediated by PTNs appeared closely related to a highly automatic motor activity, the maintenance of the body posture. An asymmetrical loading of limbs, caused by head turns, resulted in the corresponding changes of motor responses to tilts. These voluntary postural modifications were also well reflected in the PTNs' activity. The activity of a part of PTNs correlated well with contact forces, in some others with the limb muscle activity; in still others no correlation with these variables was observed. This heterogeneity of the PTNs population suggests a different functional role of individual PTNs.
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- Deliagina, TG, et al.
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Role of different sensory inputs for maintenance of body posture in sitting rat and rabbit
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Ingår i: Motor control. - : Human Kinetics. - 1087-1640 .- 1543-2696. ; 4:4, s. 439-452
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- In this paper, we describe the postural activity in sitting rats and rabbits. An animal was positioned on the platform that could be tilted in the frontal plane for up to ±20-30°, and postural corrections were video recorded. We found that in both rat and rabbit, the postural reactions led to stabilization of the dorsal-side-up trunk orientation. The result of this was that the trunk tilt constituted only ~50% (rat) and 25% (rabbit) of the platform tilt. In addition, in the rabbit the head orientation was also stabilized. Trunk stabilization persisted in the animals subjected to the bilateral labyrinthectomy and blindfolding, suggesting that the somatosensory input is primarily responsible for trunk stabilization. Trunk stabilization was due to extension of the limbs on the side moving down, and flexion of the opposite limbs. EMG recordings showed that the limb extension was caused by the active contraction of extensor muscles. We argue that signals from the Golgi tendon organs of the extensor muscles may considerably contribute to elicitation of postural corrective responses to the lateral tilt.
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- Karayannidou, A, et al.
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Maintenance of lateral stability during standing and walking in the cat
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Ingår i: Journal of neurophysiology. - : American Physiological Society. - 0022-3077 .- 1522-1598. ; 101:1, s. 8-19
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- During free behaviors animals often experience lateral forces, such as collisions with obstacles or interactions with other animals. We studied postural reactions to lateral pulses of force (pushes) in the cat during standing and walking. During standing, a push applied to the hip region caused a lateral deviation of the caudal trunk, followed by a return to the initial position. The corrective hindlimb electromyographic (EMG) pattern included an initial wave of excitation in most extensors of the hindlimb contralateral to push and inhibition of those in the ipsilateral limb. In cats walking on a treadmill with only hindlimbs, application of force also caused lateral deviation of the caudal trunk, with subsequent return to the initial position. The type of corrective movement depended on the pulse timing relative to the step cycle. If the force was applied at the end of the stance phase of one of the limbs or during its swing phase, a lateral component appeared in the swing trajectory of this limb. The corrective step was directed either inward (when the corrective limb was ipsilateral to force application) or outward (when it was contralateral). The EMG pattern in the corrective limb was characterized by considerable modification of the hip abductor and adductor activity in the perturbed step. Thus the basic mechanisms for balance control in these two forms of behavior are different. They perform a redistribution of muscle activity between symmetrical limbs (in standing) and a reconfiguration of the base of support during a corrective lateral step (in walking).
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- Marlinski, V, et al.
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Signals from the ventrolateral thalamus to the motor cortex during locomotion
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Ingår i: Journal of neurophysiology. - : American Physiological Society. - 1522-1598 .- 0022-3077. ; 107:1, s. 455-472
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The activity of the motor cortex during locomotion is profoundly modulated in the rhythm of strides. The source of modulation is not known. In this study we examined the activity of one of the major sources of afferent input to the motor cortex, the ventrolateral thalamus (VL). Experiments were conducted in chronically implanted cats with an extracellular single-neuron recording technique. VL neurons projecting to the motor cortex were identified by antidromic responses. During locomotion, the activity of 92% of neurons was modulated in the rhythm of strides; 67% of cells discharged one activity burst per stride, a pattern typical for the motor cortex. The characteristics of these discharges in most VL neurons appeared to be well suited to contribute to the locomotion-related activity of the motor cortex. In addition to simple locomotion, we examined VL activity during walking on a horizontal ladder, a task that requires vision for correct foot placement. Upon transition from simple to ladder locomotion, the activity of most VL neurons exhibited the same changes that have been reported for the motor cortex, i.e., an increase in the strength of stride-related modulation and shortening of the discharge duration. Five modes of integration of simple and ladder locomotion-related information were recognized in the VL. We suggest that, in addition to contributing to the locomotion-related activity in the motor cortex during simple locomotion, the VL integrates and transmits signals needed for correct foot placement on a complex terrain to the motor cortex.
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- Zelenin, PV, et al.
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Activity of motor cortex neurons during backward locomotion
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Ingår i: Journal of neurophysiology. - : American Physiological Society. - 1522-1598 .- 0022-3077. ; 105:6, s. 2698-2714
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Forward walking (FW) and backward walking (BW) are two important forms of locomotion in quadrupeds. Participation of the motor cortex in the control of FW has been intensively studied, whereas cortical activity during BW has never been investigated. The aim of this study was to analyze locomotion-related activity of the motor cortex during BW and compare it with that during FW. For this purpose, we recorded activity of individual neurons in the cat during BW and FW. We found that the discharge frequency in almost all neurons was modulated in the rhythm of stepping during both FW and BW. However, the modulation patterns during BW and FW were different in 80% of neurons. To determine the source of modulating influences (forelimb controllers vs. hindlimb controllers), the neurons were recorded not only during quadrupedal locomotion but also during bipedal locomotion (with either forelimbs or hindlimbs walking), and their modulation patterns were compared. We found that during BW (like during FW), modulation in some neurons was determined by inputs from limb controllers of only one girdle, whereas the other neurons received inputs from both girdles. The combinations of inputs could depend on the direction of locomotion. Most often (in 51% of forelimb-related neurons and in 34% of the hindlimb-related neurons), the neurons received inputs only from their own girdle when this girdle was leading and from both girdles when this girdle was trailing. This reconfiguration of inputs suggests flexibility of the functional roles of individual cortical neurons during different forms of locomotion.
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