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Mantziaris, Charalampos, Bockemuehl, Till and Bueschges, Ansgar (2020). Central pattern generating networks in insect locomotion. Dev. Neurobiol., 80 (1-2). S. 16 - 31. HOBOKEN: WILEY. ISSN 1932-846X

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Abstract

Central pattern generators (CPGs) are neural circuits that based on their connectivity can generate rhythmic and patterned output in the absence of rhythmic external inputs. This property makes CPGs crucial elements in the generation of many kinds of rhythmic motor behaviors in insects, such as flying, walking, swimming, or crawling. Arguably representing the most diverse group of animals, insects utilize at least one of these types of locomotion during one stage of their ontogenesis. Insects have been extensively used to study the neural basis of rhythmic motor behaviors, and particularly the structure and operation of CPGs involved in locomotion. Here, we review insect locomotion with regard to flying, walking, and crawling, and we discuss the contribution of central pattern generation to these three forms of locomotion. In each case, we compare and contrast the topology and structure of the CPGs, and we point out how these factors are involved in the generation of the respective motor pattern. We focus on the importance of sensory information for establishing a functional motor output and we indicate behavior-specific adaptations. Furthermore, we report on the mechanisms underlying coordination between different body parts. Last but not least, by reviewing the state-of-the-art knowledge concerning the role of CPGs in insect locomotion, we endeavor to create a common ground, upon which future research in the field of motor control in insects can build.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Mantziaris, Charalampos UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Bockemuehl, Till UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Bueschges, Ansgar UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-350762
DOI:	10.1002/dneu.22738
Journal or Publication Title:	Dev. Neurobiol.
Volume:	80
Number:	1-2
Page Range:	S. 16 - 31
Date:	2020
Publisher:	WILEY
Place of Publication:	HOBOKEN
ISSN:	1932-846X
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language FOREWING STRETCH RECEPTORS; FLIGHT SYSTEM; LOCUST FLIGHT; THORACIC GANGLIA; MANDUCA-SEXTA; INTERJOINT COORDINATION; NONSPIKING INTERNEURONS; TEMPORAL ORGANIZATION; MOTONEURONAL ACTIVITY; FUNCTIONAL RECOVERY Multiple languages Developmental Biology; Neurosciences Multiple languages
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/35076