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In all vertebrates investigated a motor pattern more or less similar to that of locomotion can be generated in the absence of movement-related sensory signals in all vertebrates investigated. Under normal conditions however, sensory signals may have a profound influence on the spinal networks generating the motor pattern. Indeed the durations of the locomotor cycle can be modified substantially as well as the duration of its components like the support phase or the swing phase (cf Grillner 1975). The object of this brief review is to briefly summarize the evidence obtained in different vertebrates since recent more extensive reviews are available (Grillner 1981, 1985a, b).
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Grillner, S. (1986). Interaction between Sensory Signals and the Central Networks Controlling Locomotion in Lamprey, Dogfish and Cat. In: Grillner, S., Stein, P.S.G., Stuart, D.G., Forssberg, H., Herman, R.M. (eds) Neurobiology of Vertebrate Locomotion. Wenner-Gren Center International Symposium Series. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-09148-5_31
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