TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Locomotion PY - 2014 T2 - Principles of Neural Science, Fifth Edition AB - A Complex Sequence of Muscle Contractions Is Required for SteppingThe Motor Pattern for Stepping Is Organized at the Spinal LevelContraction in Flexor and Extensor Muscles of the Hind Legs Is Controlled by Mutually Inhibiting NetworksCentral Pattern Generators Are Not Driven by Sensory InputSpinal Networks Can Generate Complex Locomotor PatternsSensory Input from Moving Limbs Regulates SteppingProprioception Regulates the Timing and Amplitude of SteppingSensory Input from the Skin Allows Stepping to Adjust to Unexpected ObstaclesDescending Pathways Are Necessary for Initiation and Adaptive Control of SteppingPathways from the Brain Stem Initiate Walking and Control Its SpeedThe Cerebellum Fine-Tunes Locomotor Patterns by Regulating the Timing and Intensity of Descending SignalsThe Motor Cortex Uses Visual Information to Control Precise Stepping MovementsPlanning and Coordination of Visually Guided Movements Involves the Posterior Parietal CortexHuman Walking May Involve Spinal Pattern GeneratorsAn Overall View SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accessbiomedicalscience.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1101681178 ER -