An early midbrain sensorimotor pathway is involved in the timely initiation and direction of swimming in the hatchling Xenopus laevis tadpole

Vertebrate locomotion is heavily dependent on descending control originating in the midbrain and subsequently influencing central pattern generators in the spinal cord. However, the midbrain neuronal circuitry and its connections with other brainstem and spinal motor circuits has not been fully eluc...

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Main Authors: Michelle Christine Larbi, Giulia Messa, Helin Jalal, Stella Koutsikou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Neural Circuits
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fncir.2022.1027831/full