ReviewJournal of comparative physiology. A, Neuroethology, sensory, neural, and behavioral physiology2015
Sensory feedback in cockroach locomotion: current knowledge and open questions.
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- Adaptive Interlimb Coordination Mechanism for Hexapod Locomotion Based on Active Load Sensing.Frontiers in neurorobotics · 2022Article
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- Uneven substrates constrain walking speed in ants through modulation of stride frequency more than stride length.Royal Society open science · 2020Article
- A kinematic model of stick-insect walking.Physiological reports · 2019Article
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- The role of phase shifts of sensory inputs in walking revealed by means of phase reduction.Journal of computational neuroscience · 2018Article
- Mechanosensation and Adaptive Motor Control in Insects.Current biology : CB · 2016Review
- Endogenous rhythm and pattern-generating circuit interactions in cockroach motor centres.Biology open · 2016Article
- Rigidity and Flexibility: The Central Basis of Inter-Leg Coordination in the Locust.Frontiers in neural circuits · 2016Article
- Intersegmental coupling and recovery from perturbations in freely running cockroaches.The Journal of experimental biology · 2015Article
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Abstract
The American cockroach, Periplaneta americana, provides a successful model for the study of legged locomotion. Sensory regulation and the relative importance of sensory feedback vs. central control in animal locomotion are key aspects in our understanding of locomotive behavior. Here we introduce the cockroach model and describe the basic characteristics of the neural generation and control of walking and running in this insect. We further provide a brief overview of some recent studies, including mathematical modeling, which have contributed to our knowledge of sensory control in cockroach locomotion. We focus on two sensory mechanisms and sense organs, those providing information related to loading and unloading of the body and the legs, and leg-movement-related sensory receptors, and present evidence for the instrumental role of these sensory signals in inter-leg locomotion control. We conclude by identifying important open questions and indicate future perspectives.
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