Tabla de Contenidos:
  • pt. 1. Section 1. Genetic factors determining the functional organization of neural circuits controlling rhythmic movements
  • 1. Once upon a time
  • the early concepts of breathing, walking, and chewing
  • 2. Genetic dissection of rhythmic motor networks in mice
  • 3. Genetic factors determining the functional organization of neural circuits controlling rhythmic movements
  • 4. Development of motor rhythms in zebrafish embryos
  • 5. Limb, respiratory, and masticatory muscle compartmentalization
  • 6. Spinal interneurons providing input to the final common path during locomotion
  • 7. Beyond connectivity of locomotor circuitry-ionic and modulatory mechanisms.
  • pt. 2. Section 3. Modulation of rhythmic movements
  • 2. The spinal generation of phases and cycle duration
  • 3. Networks within networks: The neuronal control of breathing
  • 4. Supraspinal control of locomotion: The mesencephalic locomotor region
  • 5. Face sensorimotor cortex: Its role and neuroplasticity in the control of orofacial movements
  • 6. Motor planning of locomotor adaptations on the basis of vision: The role of the posterior parietal cortex
  • 7. Interindividual variability and its implications for locomotor adaptation following peripheral nerve and/or spinal
  • 8. Challenging the adaptive capacity of rhythmic movement control: From denervation to force field adaptation
  • 9. Face sensorimotor cortex neuroplasticity associated with intraoral alterations
  • 10. A hierarchical perspective on rhythm generation for locomotor control
  • 11. Novel mechanism for hyperreflexia and spasticity
  • 12. Modulation of rhythmic movement: Control of coordination
  • Section 4. Perspectives
  • 14. Looking forward to breathing
  • 15. Chew before you swallow
  • 16. Spinal plasticity in the recovery of locomotion.