A neural basis for motor primitives in the spinal cord.

The Journal of Neuroscience : the Official Journal of the Society for Neuroscience
Corey B Hart, Simon F Giszter

Abstract

Motor primitives and modularity may be important in biological movement control. However, their neural basis is not understood. To investigate this, we recorded 302 neurons, making multielectrode recordings in the spinal cord gray of spinalized frogs, at 400, 800, and 1200 mum depth, at the L2/L3 segment border. Simultaneous muscle activity recordings were used with independent components analysis to infer premotor drive patterns. Neurons were divided into groups based on motor pattern modulation and sensory responses, depth recorded, and behavior. The 187 motor pattern modulated neurons recorded comprised 14 cutaneous neurons and 28 proprioceptive neurons at 400 mum in the dorsal horn, 131 intermediate zone interneurons from approximately 800 microm depth without sensory responses, and 14 motoneuron-like neurons at approximately 1200 microm. We examined all such neurons during spinal behaviors. Mutual information measures showed that cutaneous neurons and intermediate zone neurons were related better to premotor drives than to individual muscle activity. In contrast, proprioceptive-related neurons and ventral horn neurons divided evenly. For 46 of the intermediate zone interneurons, we found significant postspike facilitation ...Continue Reading

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