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Brain Mechanisms for the Integration of Posture and Movement

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Cover
BRAIN MECHANISMS FOR THE INTEGRATION OF POSTURE AND MOVEMENTiii
Copyright Pageiv
Contentsxv
List of Contributorsv
Prefacexi
Acknowledgmentsxiii
Section I: Perspectives1
Chapter 1. Innate versus learned movements„a false dichotomy?3
Chapter 2. Why and how are posture and movement coordinated?13
Chapter 3. Motor coordination can be fully understood only by studying complex movements29
Chapter 4. The emotional brain: neural correlates of cat sexual behavior and human male ejaculation39
Section II: Spinal cord and brainstem: developmental and comparative issues47
Chapter 5. Developmental changes in rhythmic spinal neuronal activity in the rat fetus49
Chapter 6. The maturation of locomotor networks57
Chapter 7. Reflections on respiratory rhythm generation67
Section III: Spinal cord and brainstem: motoneurons, pattern generation and sensory feedback75
Chapter 8. Key mechanisms for setting the input–output gain across the motoneuron pool77
Chapter 9. Rhythm generation for food-ingestive movements97
Chapter 10. Do respiratory neurons control female receptive behavior: a suggested role for a medulla105
Chapter 11. The central pattern generator for forelimb locomotion in the cat115
Chapter 12. Generating the walking gait: role of sensory feedback123
Section IV: Spinal cord and brainstem: adaptive mechanisms131
Chapter 13. Cellular transplants: steps toward restoration of function in spinal injured animals133
Chapter 14. Neurotrophic eflects on dorsal root regeneration into the spinal cord147
Chapter 15. Effects of an embryonic repair graft on recovery from spinal cord injury155
Chapter 16. Determinants of locomotor recovery after spinal injury in the cat163
Chapter 17. Trunk movements and EMG activity in the cat: level versus upslope walking175
Chapter 18. Biomechanical constraints in hindlimb joints during the quadrupedal183
Chapter 19. Reactive and anticipatory control of posture and bipedal locomotion in a nonhuman primat191
Chapter 20. Neural control mechanisms for normal versus Parkinsonian gait199
Chapter 21. Multijoint movement control: the importance of interactive torques207
Section VI: Descending command issues219
Chapter 22. How the mesencephalic locomotor region recruits hindbrain neurons221
Chapter 23. Role of basal ganglia–brainstem systems in the control of postural muscle tone and loc231
Chapter 24. Locomotor role of the corticoreticular–reticulospinal–spinal interneuronal system239
Chapter 25. Cortical and brainstem control of locomotion251
Chapter 26. Direct and indirect pathways for corticospinal control of upper limb motoneurons in the263
Section VII: Supraspinal sensorimotor interactions281
Chapter 27. Arousal mechanisms related to posture and locomotion: 1. Descending modulation283
Chapter 28. Arousal mechanisms related to posture and locomotion: 2. Ascending modulation291
Chapter 29. Switching between cortical and subcortical sensorimotor pathways299
Section VIII. Cerebellar interactions and control mechanisms307
Chapter 30. Cerebellar activation of cortical motor regions: comparisons across mammals309
Chapter 31. Task-dependent role of the cerebellum in motor learning319
Chapter 32. Role of the cerebellum in eyeblink conditioning331
Chapter 33. Integration of multiple motor segments for the elaboration of locomotion: role of the fa341
Chapter 34. Role of the cerebellum in the control and adaptation of gait in health and disease353
Section IX: Eye–head–neck coordination367
Chapter 35. Current approaches and future directions to understanding control of head movement369
Chapter 36. The neural control of orienting: role of multiple-branching reticulospinal neurons383
Chapter 37. Role of the frontal eye fields in smooth-gaze tracking391
Chapter 38. Role of cross-striolar and commissural inhibition in the vestibulocollic reflex403
Chapter 39. Functional synergies among neck muscles revealed by branching patterns of single long de411
Chapter 40. Control of orienting movements: role of multiple tectal projections to the lower brainst423
Chapter 41. Pedunculo-pontine control of visually guided saccades439
Section X: Higher control mechanisms: basal ganglia, sensorimotor cortex and frontal lobe447
Chapter 42. Macro-architecture of basal ganglia loops with the cerebral cortex: use of rabies virus449
Chapter 43. A new dynamic model of the cortico-basal ganglia loop461
Chapter 44. Functional recovery after lesions of the primary motor cortex467
Chapter 45. Adaptive behavior of cortical neurons during a perturbed arm-reaching movement in a nonh477
Chapter 46. The quest to understand bimanual coordination491
Chapter 47. Functional specialization in dorsal and ventral premotor areas507
Chapter 48. Spatially directed movement and neuronal activity in freely moving monkey513
Subject Index521

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Vendor Elsevier S & T
SKU 9780444513892
ISBN-13 9780080494081
Author AUTHOR, UNKNOWN
Category Medical
Subject Physiology

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