G N Orlovsky, T G Deliagina, S. Grillner

Neuronal Control of Locomotion 'From Mollusc to Man '

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Produktbeschreibung

What does the swimming leech have to do with the running human? The ability to move actively in space is essential to members of the animal kingdom, and the evolution of the nervous system relates to a large extent to the evolution of locomotion. The extreme importance of locomotion has stimulated many studies of the neural mechanisms underlying locomotion across a range of species. For the first time, a group of three leading neurobiologists have undertaken a comparative study of these mechanisms. Neuronal Control of Locomotion: From Mollusc to Man describes how the brains in very diverse and evolutionarily removed species control the animal's locomotion. In doing so, the authors reveal unifying principles of brain function, making it essential reading for students and researchers in neurobiology generally, and motor control in particular.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
• Seitenzahl: 336
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. November 1999
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 241mm x 166mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 685g
• ISBN-13: 9780198524052
• ISBN-10: 0198524056
• Artikelnr.: 22053383

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Part 1: Locomotion in invertebrates
1: Swimming in the mollusc Clione limacina based on wing flapping
2: Other forms of locomotion in molluscs
3: Swimming in the leech
4: Walking in the crayfish and lobster
5: Swimming in the crayfish and lobster
6: Walking in the stick insect and locust
7: Flying in the locust
Part 2 : Swimming locomotion in lower vertebrates
8: Swimming in the lamprey
9: Swimming in the toad and tadpole
Part 3: Quadrupedal locomotion in mammals
10: General organisation of the locomotor control system in the cat
11: Limb controller
12: Initiation of locomotion
13: Role of the cerebellum in locomotor coordination
14: Role of the motor cortex in locomotor coordination
Part 4: Human locomotion
15: Walking and running in humans
General conclusions