Locomotion is a complex motor act that, to a large degree, is controlled by neuronal circuits in the spinal cord. Using a systems neuroscience approach in several model systems of non-limbed and ...

A hierarchy of models guided by experimental results from zebrafish shows that coordinated, variable-speed locomotion can emerge from network-level interactions among interneuron populations with ...

In a largely neglected brain region, scientists identified neurons that produce the stress hormone CRH (corticotropin-releasing hormone). They showed that the CRH produced in this region plays a role ...

The view of the role of motor neurons could be changing, thanks to new research. Motor neurons, which extend from the spinal cord to muscles and other organs, have always been considered passive ...

Brainstem neurons controlling the spinal networks that control locomotion. Credit: Eva Berg Researchers at Karolinska have uncovered how brain circuits encode the start, duration and sudden change of ...

Introduction / Gordon M. Shepherd and Sten Grillner -- Neocortical microcircuits / Javier DeFelipe and Edward G. Jones -- Canonical cortical circuits / Rodney J. Douglas and Kevan A.C. Martin -- ...

A new study presented in the journal Nature could change the view of the role of motor neurons. Motor neurons, which extend from the spinal cord to muscles and other organs, have always been ...