Neuroscience has traditionally been dominated by an empiricist approach that partly stems from the influential work of Sherrington. In his research, Sherrington succeeded in identifying basic spinal ...

Central pattern generator (CPG) and reflex network coordinated by speed adjustment commands from a higher-level nerve centre (a), and overall control framework (b). An international group of ...

Starfish, also known as sea stars, are equipped with an almost alien-like anatomy. Despite lacking a brain, blood, and central nervous system, these odd creatures still have locomotive abilities. The ...

Central Pattern Generators (CPGs) are groups of neurons that produce rhythmic patterned outputs, even when they receive non-rhythmic input. CPGs do not need sensory feedback to generate rhythmic ...

Implantable technologies have significantly improved our ability to study and even modulate the activity of neurons in the brain, but neurons in the spinal cord are harder to study in action. Science ...

In a new study, scientists from the University of Cologne gained new insights into the mechanism of the rhythmic activation of nerve cells (neurons) in stick insects that control the leg muscles ...