Abstract
1. (1) The fictitious scratch reflex was observed in decerebrate cats immobilized with Flaxedil. The activity of interneurons in the inhibitory pathways from Ia afferents to motoneurons of antagonistic muscles was recorded during scratching. The selected interneurons were supplied by Ia afferents from m. vastus, posterior biceps-semitendinosus and sartorius. 2. (2) Almost all recorded interneurons showed periodic modulation of activity. Their maximal activity in the scratch cycle usually coincided with the maximal activity of motoneurons of those muscles from which the interneurons receive Ia afferents. Excitation of Ia afferents by passive stretch of the muscle or by electrical stimulation of the muscle nerve resulted in the increase of the interneuron activity, without changing its timing in the scratch cycle.
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