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Ayali, Amir ORCID: 0000-0001-6152-2927, Borgmann, Anke, Bueschges, Ansgar, Couzin-Fuchs, Einat, Daun-Gruhn, Silvia and Holmes, Philip (2015). The comparative investigation of the stick insect and cockroach models in the study of insect locomotion. Curr. Opin. Insect Sci., 12. S. 1 - 11. AMSTERDAM: ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV. ISSN 2214-5753

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Abstract

Evolution has perfected very different six-legged walking machines from common neural and biomechanical components in an ancestral insect, as exemplified by the American cockroach and the stick insect. Comparative experimental investigations of both intact animals and reduced neural preparations, integrated with mathematical modeling, have been instrumental in advancing our understanding of insect locomotion. Locomotion in stick insects and cockroaches can be described by a related series of mathematical models that describe and quantify the effects of central coupling and feedback, and help explore the role of descending inputs (from higher neuronal centers) and neuromodulation. Insights into sensory-motor interactions and adaptive motor control in insects are useful in designing more responsive, robust, and adaptable bio-robots, which, in turn, can contribute to hypothesis-testing in biology.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Ayali, Amir UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0001-6152-2927 UNSPECIFIED Borgmann, Anke UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Bueschges, Ansgar UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Couzin-Fuchs, Einat UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Daun-Gruhn, Silvia UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Holmes, Philip UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-385846
DOI:	10.1016/j.cois.2015.07.004
Journal or Publication Title:	Curr. Opin. Insect Sci.
Volume:	12
Page Range:	S. 1 - 11
Date:	2015
Publisher:	ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
Place of Publication:	AMSTERDAM
ISSN:	2214-5753
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language INTER-LEG COORDINATION; PROPRIOCEPTIVE FEEDBACK; NEUROMECHANICAL MODEL; SPONTANEOUS WALKING; PATTERN GENERATOR; NEURONAL-ACTIVITY; HORIZONTAL PLANE; CENTRAL COMPLEX; NEURAL-CONTROL; MOTOR CONTROL Multiple languages Biology; Ecology; Entomology Multiple languages
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/38584