Department of Neuroscience, Karolinska Institute, SE-17177 Stockholm, Sweden.
Curr Opin Neurobiol. 2012 Aug;22(4):646-52. doi: 10.1016/j.conb.2012.03.002. Epub 2012 Mar 23.
The postural system maintains a specific body orientation and equilibrium during standing and during locomotion in the presence of many destabilizing factors (external and internal). Numerous studies in humans have revealed essential features of the functional organization of this system. Recent studies on different animal models have significantly supplemented human studies. They have greatly expanded our knowledge of how the control system operates, how the postural functions are distributed within different parts of CNS, and how these parts interact with each other to produce postural corrections and adjustments. This review outlines recent advances in the studies of postural control in quadrupeds, with special attention given the neuronal postural mechanisms.
姿势系统在站立和运动时维持特定的身体姿势和平衡,即使存在许多不稳定因素(外部和内部)也是如此。大量针对人类的研究揭示了该系统功能组织的基本特征。对不同动物模型的最新研究极大地补充了人类研究。它们极大地扩展了我们对控制系统如何运作、姿势功能如何在中枢神经系统的不同部分分布以及这些部分如何相互作用以产生姿势纠正和调整的了解。这篇综述概述了四足动物姿势控制研究的最新进展,特别关注神经元姿势机制。