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Neuronal control of locomotion : from mollusc to man / G.N. Orlovsky, T.G. Deliagina, and S. Grillner.

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: New York : Oxford University Press, 1999.Description: xiv, 322 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 0198524056
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • WE 103 D353n 1999
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Contents:
Table of contents 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 frog 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 .
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Table of contents
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 frog 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




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