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Dynamic sensorimotor interactions in locomotion.

Serge Rossignol1, Réjean Dubuc, Jean-Pierre Gossard

  • 1Department of Physiology, Centre for Research in Neurological Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Université de Montréal, PO Box 6128, Station Centre-Ville, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3C 3J7. serge.rossignol@umontreal.ca

Physiological Reviews
|December 24, 2005
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Locomotion involves complex interactions between central pattern generators and sensory feedback. These systems dynamically adjust movement based on environmental needs and specific phases of the locomotion cycle.

Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Motor Control
  • Biomechanics

Background:

  • Locomotion emerges from the interplay of central programs and sensory feedback.
  • Spinal circuitry (central pattern generators) and descending pathways form the core of motor control.
  • Sensory inputs from muscles, skin, and special senses dynamically adapt movement to environmental demands.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review dynamic sensorimotor interactions in locomotion.
  • To describe how sensory inputs modify locomotion via descending pathways.
  • To summarize common neural mechanisms underlying sensorimotor integration in locomotion.

Main Methods:

  • Review of spinal pathways involved in sensorimotor interactions.
  • Analysis of supraspinal modulation of locomotion through descending pathways.

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  • Summary of presynaptic, interneuronal, and motoneuronal mechanisms.

    • Main Results:

    • Sensorimotor interactions are state- and phase-dependent, modulating transmission in locomotor pathways.
    • Proprioceptive and cutaneous inputs adjust limb activity based on locomotion speed and terrain.
    • Descending pathways influence the locomotor pattern in a phase-specific manner.

    Conclusions:

    • Sensorimotor interactions occur at multiple nervous system levels (spinal and supraspinal).
    • Common neural mechanisms facilitate dynamic adjustments in sensorimotor interactions.
    • These integrated mechanisms ensure congruity between central motor programs and sensory feedback during locomotion.