Abstract
Commentary: Elimination of Left-Right Reciprocal Coupling in the Adult Lamprey Spinal Cord Abolishes the Generation of Locomotor Activity.
Highlights
We like to comment on the article by Messina et al (2017) entitled “Elimination of left-right reciprocal coupling in the adult lamprey spinal cord abolishes the generation of locomotor activity.”
In previous reports (Cangiano and Grillner, 2003; Cangiano, 2004) we show that during ongoing fictive locomotion, recorded in the ventral roots, a progressive series of small well-controlled midline lesions will lead to a progressive increase of the burst frequency until the two halves become entirely separated (Figure 1A)
Messina and colleagues recorded the EMG activity evoked by stimulation of the oral hood in in vivo preparations before and after performing a midline section of the rostral spinal cord, followed by a caudal transection, leaving the two hemicords connected to the brainstem, but otherwise separated
Summary
We like to comment on the article by Messina et al (2017) entitled “Elimination of left-right reciprocal coupling in the adult lamprey spinal cord abolishes the generation of locomotor activity.” That a removal of the connection between the left and right side eliminates coordinated locomotion is obvious. A commentary on Elimination of Left-Right Reciprocal Coupling in the Adult Lamprey Spinal Cord Abolishes the Generation of Locomotor Activity by Messina, J.
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