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SUMMARY:Neuro-X Seminar: Computational models of spinal locomotor circuitr
 y
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CATEGORIES:Conferences - Seminars
DESCRIPTION:Prof Simon Danner\n To effectively move in complex and changi
 ng environments\, animals must control locomotor speed and gait\, while pr
 ecisely coordinating and adapting limb movements to the terrain. The under
 lying neuronal control is facilitated by circuits in the spinal cord\, whi
 ch integrate supraspinal commands and afferent feedback signals to produce
  coordinated rhythmic muscle activations necessary for stable locomotion. 
 I will present a series of computational models investigating dynamics of 
 central neuronal interactions as well as a neuromechanical model that inte
 grates neuronal circuits with a model of the musculoskeletal system. These
  models closely reproduce speed-dependent gait expression and experimental
 ly observed changes following manipulation of multiple classes of genetica
 lly-identified neuronal populations. I will discuss the utility of these m
 odels in providing experimentally testable predictions for future studies.
LOCATION:SV 1717 https://plan.epfl.ch/?room==SV%201717 https://epfl.zoom.u
 s/j/65316090237?pwd=ejB6WWYvRTZjVWhsRDlIUkpLS3NMZz09
STATUS:CONFIRMED
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