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ArticleProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America2026

Cross-species identification of conserved and divergent locomotor kinematic strategies using AutoGaitA.

Mahan Hosseini, Ines Klein, Veronika Wunderle, Moritz Haustein, Carolin Semmler, Ann-Kathrin Kramer, Marianna Tolve, Vlad Mardare, Ana Galvao, Taylan D Kuzu and 7 more

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Article in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Mahan HosseiniInstitute of Neuroscience and Medicine - Cognitive Neuroscience, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Jülich 52428, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-2889-6227
Ines KleinDepartment of Neurology, University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne 50937, Germany.
Veronika WunderleDepartment of Neurology, University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne 50937, Germany.ORCID 0009-0008-0389-9230
Moritz HausteinInstitute of Zoology, University of Cologne, Cologne 50674, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-4493-6161
Carolin SemmlerDepartment of Neurology, University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne 50937, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-5784-0735
Ann-Kathrin KramerDepartment of Neurology, University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne 50937, Germany.ORCID 0009-0005-3932-4891
Marianna TolveDepartment of Neurology, University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne 50937, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-0893-2967
Vlad MardareInstitute of Systems Physiology, University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne 50931, Germany.
Ana GalvaoDepartment of Neurology, University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne 50937, Germany.
Taylan D KuzuDepartment of Neurology, University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne 50937, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-2146-2442
Christian GrefkesDepartment of Neurology, Goethe University Frankfurt and University Hospital, Frankfurt 60528, Germany.
Tatiana KorotkovaInstitute of Systems Physiology, University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne 50931, Germany.
Ansgar BüschgesInstitute of Zoology, University of Cologne, Cologne 50674, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-2123-1900
Gereon R FinkInstitute of Neuroscience and Medicine - Cognitive Neuroscience, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Jülich 52428, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-8230-1856
Peter H WeissInstitute of Neuroscience and Medicine - Cognitive Neuroscience, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Jülich 52428, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-5230-9080
Silvia DaunInstitute of Neuroscience and Medicine - Cognitive Neuroscience, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Jülich 52428, Germany.
Graziana GattoDepartment of Neurology, University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne 50937, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-4244-8925

Funding

Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) 431549029-INFDeutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) 431549029-Z02Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) 431549029-Z03Land Nordrhein-Westfalen (NRW) iBehave
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Abstract

Distinct behaviors require the nervous system to execute specialized motor programs, each characterized by unique patterns of body muscle coordination. Whether the execution and adaptation of these programs follow conserved principles across species and perturbations remains unclear. To compare motor programs across species, perturbations, and behaviors, we developed the Python toolbox Automated Gait Analysis (AutoGaitA). Using AutoGaitA and inferring from kinematics, we found that locomotor programs in flies, mice, and humans rely on diverse mechanisms to generate limb propulsive strength, but employ a similar distal-to-proximal gradient of joint movement velocities. In addition, we showed that aging induces a loss of propulsive strength in all species while preserving the velocity gradient. Furthermore, we observed that in mice, locomotor programs adapt as an integrated function of concomitant perturbations, namely aging and task difficulty. Taken together, using our newly developed versatile quantitative framework AutoGaitA, we began to reveal the conserved and divergent mechanisms underlying the execution of locomotor programs in physiological and perturbed states.

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GaitGait AnalysisLocomotionAgingAnimalsBiomechanical PhenomenaHumansMiceSpecies Specificityadaptationagingbehaviorcomputational frameworkmotor control

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PMID42636367
PMCPMC13535145

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