Reversible silencing of lumbar spinal interneurons unmasks a task-specific network for securing hindlimb alternation
Intra- and interlimb coordination during locomotion is governed by hierarchically organized lumbar spinal networks. Here, the authors show that reversible silencing of spinal L2–L5 interneurons specifically disrupts hindlimb alternation leading to a continuum of walking to hopping.
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2017-12-01
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| Series: | Nature Communications |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-02033-x |