Neurocentre Magendie, INSERM U 862, Université de Bordeaux, Bordeaux Cedex, France.
Prog Brain Res. 2010;187:149-62. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-444-53613-6.00010-1.
Much of what we know about the flexibility of the locomotor networks in vertebrates is derived from studies examining the adaptation of limb movements during stepping in various conditions. However, the body movements play important roles during locomotion: they produce the thrust during undulatory locomotion and they help to increase the stride length during legged locomotion. In this chapter, we review our current knowledge about the flexibility in the neuronal circuits controlling the body musculature during locomotion. We focus especially on salamander because, as an amphibian, this animal is able to display a rich repertoire of aquatic and terrestrial locomotor modes.
我们对脊椎动物运动网络灵活性的了解主要来自于研究四肢运动在各种条件下行走时的适应性。然而，身体运动在运动过程中起着重要作用：它们在波动运动中产生推力，在腿部运动中帮助增加步长。在这一章中，我们回顾了我们目前对控制运动时身体肌肉的神经元回路的灵活性的了解。我们特别关注蝾螈，因为作为两栖动物，这种动物能够展示出丰富的水生和陆地运动模式。
