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Neural Control of Locomotion

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Editors:
  1. Richard M. Herman

    1. Krusen Research Center, Temple University and Moss Hospital, Philadelphia, USA

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  2. Sten Grillner

    1. Institute of Physiology, GIH, Stockholm, Sweden

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  3. Paul S. G. Stein

    1. Washington University, St. Louis, USA

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  4. Douglas G. Stuart

    1. University of Arizona, Tuscon, USA

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Part of the book series: Advances in Behavioral Biology (ABBI, volume 18)

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Table of contents (38 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. Characteristics of Locomotion

    1. Physical Principles of Locomotion

      • H. D. Eberhart
      Pages 1-11

    2. Human Solutions for Locomotion

      • R. Herman, R. Wirta, S. Bampton, F. R. Finley
      Pages 13-49

    3. Human Solutions for Locomotion II. Interlimb Coordination

      • Rebecca Craik, Richard Herman, F. Ray Finley
      Pages 51-64

    4. Human Solutions for Locomotion III. the Initiation of Gait

      • Thomas Cook, Barbara Cozzens
      Pages 65-76

    5. Energetics of Human Walking

      • H. J. Ralston
      Pages 77-98

    6. Movements of the Hindlimb During Locomotion of the Cat

      • Mary C. Wetzel, Anne E. Atwater, Douglas G. Stuart
      Pages 99-135

    7. Arthropod Walking

      • Graham Hoyle
      Pages 137-179

    8. On the Generation and Performance of Swimming in Fish

      • S. Grillner, S. Kashin
      Pages 181-201

    9. Analysis of Tetrapod Gaits: General Considerations and Symmetrical Gaits

      • Milton Hildebrand
      Pages 203-236

    10. Robot Locomotion

      • Robert B. McGhee
      Pages 237-264

  3. Central — Peripheral Mechanisms

    1. Central View of Control

      1. Organizational Concepts in the Central Motor Networks of Invertebrates
        • William J. Davis
        Pages 265-292
      2. Command Interneurons and Locomotor Behavior in Crustaceans
        • James L. Larimer
        Pages 293-326
      3. Trigger Neurons in the Mollusk <u>Tritonia</u>
        • A. O. D. Willows
        Pages 327-349
      4. Some Aspects on the Descending Control of the Spinal Circuits Generating Locomotor Movements
        • S. Grillner
        Pages 351-375
      5. Neuronal Mechanisms for Rhythmic Motor Pattern Generation in a Simple System
        • Allen I. Selverston
        Pages 377-399
      6. Central Nervous Control of Cockroach Walking
        • Charles R. Fourtner
        Pages 401-418
      7. Neural Control of Flight in the Locust
        • M. Burrows
        Pages 419-438
      8. Central Generation of Locomotion in Vertebrates
        • V. R. Edgerton, S. Grillner, A. Sjöström, P. Zangger
        Pages 439-464
      9. Mechanisms of Interlimb Phase Control
        • Paul S. G. Stein
        Pages 465-487
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Editors and Affiliations

  • Krusen Research Center, Temple University and Moss Hospital, Philadelphia, USA

    Richard M. Herman

  • Institute of Physiology, GIH, Stockholm, Sweden

    Sten Grillner

  • Washington University, St. Louis, USA

    Paul S. G. Stein

  • University of Arizona, Tuscon, USA

    Douglas G. Stuart

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Neural Control of Locomotion

  • Editors: Richard M. Herman, Sten Grillner, Paul S. G. Stein, Douglas G. Stuart

  • Series Title: Advances in Behavioral Biology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-0964-3

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 1976

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4757-0966-7Published: 06 January 2014

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4757-0964-3Published: 04 May 2017

  • Series ISSN: 0099-6246

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIV, 822

  • Topics: Science, Humanities and Social Sciences, multidisciplinary

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