Motor networks: shifting coalitions

Ronald L Calabrese

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2006.12.007

Motor networks: shifting coalitions

Curr Biol. 2007 Feb 20;17(4):R139-41. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2006.12.007.

Author

Ronald L Calabrese¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Biology, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, USA. ronald.calabrese@emory.edu

PMID: 17307050
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2006.12.007

Abstract

Are central motor networks composed of task-specific dedicated neurons or are the neurons multifunctional, entering shifting coalitions for particular tasks to form different functional networks? Recent experiments elegantly indicate the latter.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Animals
Central Nervous System / anatomy & histology
Central Nervous System / physiology*
Leeches / anatomy & histology
Leeches / physiology*
Locomotion / physiology*
Models, Neurological*
Motor Neurons / physiology*
Nerve Net / physiology*