Development of circuits that generate simple rhythmic behaviors in vertebrates

Neurobiologists have long sought to understand how circuits in the nervous system are organized to generate the precise neural outputs that underlie particular behaviors. Given the complexity of the nervous system in higher vertebrates this is a daunting task. Nevertheless, recent advances in develo...

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Published inCurrent opinion in neurobiology Vol. 15; no. 1; pp. 14 - 20
Main Authors Goulding, Martyn, Pfaff, Samuel L
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Elsevier Ltd 01.02.2005
Subjects
Animals
Humans
Motor Activity - physiology
Nerve Net - growth & development
Periodicity
Respiratory Mechanics - physiology
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Summary:Neurobiologists have long sought to understand how circuits in the nervous system are organized to generate the precise neural outputs that underlie particular behaviors. Given the complexity of the nervous system in higher vertebrates this is a daunting task. Nevertheless, recent advances in developmental genetics hold out hope that studies of locomotor and respiratory circuits will provide general insight for understanding how ensembles of neurons are wired to control specific behaviors.
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ISSN:0959-4388
1873-6882
DOI:10.1016/j.conb.2005.01.017