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Tatiana G Deliagina1, Mikhail G Sirota, Pavel V Zelenin

  • 1The Nobel Institute for Neurophysiology, Department of Neuroscience, Karolinska Institute, SE-17177, Stockholm, Sweden. tatiana.deliagina@neuro.ki.se

The Journal of Physiology
|March 11, 2006
PubMed
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Quadrupedal posture relies on limb coordination. Forelimb influences on hindlimbs are key for postural control during tilting, but independent control exists for different body sections.

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Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Biophysics
  • Animal Locomotion

Background:

  • Standing quadrupeds maintain dorsal-side-up posture through coordinated limb activity.
  • Understanding inter-limb coordination is crucial for deciphering postural control mechanisms.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the coordination of forelimbs and hindlimbs in cats during platform tilting.
  • To determine the influence of forelimbs on hindlimbs and vice versa in maintaining posture.

Main Methods:

  • Cats stood on a platform that tilted periodically in the frontal plane.
  • Selective unloading of one, two, or three limbs was performed by suspension.
  • Activity of extensor muscles and limb contact forces were recorded.

Main Results:

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  • During ipsilateral tilt, fore- and hindlimb extensors activated in parallel when all limbs were supported.
  • Forelimb support was crucial for maintaining this pattern in hindlimbs.
  • Antiphase tilting revealed independent postural control in fore- and hindquarters.
  • Single-limb support within a girdle showed normal phasing, indicating limb-specific reflexes.

Conclusions:

  • Coordination between forelimbs and hindlimbs is primarily mediated by forelimb influences on hindlimbs.
  • Independent postural control mechanisms exist for fore- and hindquarters.
  • Postural corrections involve both individual limb reflexes and crossed influences between limbs.