Rare phenomena of central rhythm and pattern generation in a case of complete spinal cord injury

Abstract Lumbar central pattern generators (CPGs) control the basic rhythm and coordinate muscle activation underlying hindlimb locomotion in quadrupedal mammals. The existence and function of CPGs in humans have remained controversial. Here, we investigated a case of a male individual with complete...

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Main Authors: Karen Minassian, Aymeric Bayart, Peter Lackner, Heinrich Binder, Brigitta Freundl, Ursula S. Hofstoetter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-06-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-39034-y