Reflex Control of Posture and Movement : Proceedings of the IBRO Symposium, Italy, September, 1978

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Front Cover; Reflex Control of Posture and Movement; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; List of Contributors; Opening Lecture

Some comments on "tone" ; SECTION I: PROPRIOCEPTIVE INFLUENCES FROM LIMB RECEPTORS; A

Proprioceptive Control on Spinal Motoneurons; Chapter 1. On the intrafusal distribution of dynamic and static fusimotor axons in cat muscle spindles; Chapter 2. Multisensory control of spinal reflex pathways; Chapter 3. New observations on neuronal organization of reflexes from tendon organ afferents and their relation to reflexes evoked from muscle spindle afferents. Chapter 4. Input-output relationship in spinal motoneurons in the stretch reflexChapter 5. Contribution of different size motoneurons to Renshaw cell discharge during stretch and vibration reflexes; Chapter 6. The role of synaptic organization in the control of motor unit activity during movement; Chapter 7. Adaptive properties of the myotatic feedback; B

Proprioceptive Control of Supraspinal Structures and Supraspinal Influences on the Spinal Cord; Chapter 1. Information carried by the spinocerebellar paths. Chapter 2. Responses of dorsal spinocerebellar tract neurons to signals from muscle spindle afferentsChapter 3. Effects of high threshold muscle afferent volleys on ascending pathways; Chapter 4. Proprioceptive influences on somatosensory and motor cortex; Chapter 5. Vestibulospinal, reticulospinal and interstitiospinal pathways in the cat; Chapter 6. Muscle fields and response properties of primate corticomotoneuronal cells; Chapter 7. Interpretation of supraspinal effects on the gamma system; Chapter 8. Discharge rates of muscle afferents during voluntary movements of different speeds. Chapter 9. Supraspinal control of ascending pathwaysC

Reflex Control of Posture and Movement; Chapter 1. Organization and programming of motor activity during posture control; Chapter 2. Coupled stretch reflexes in ankle muscles: an evaluation of the contributions of active muscle mechanisms to human posture stability; Chapter 3. The role of vision in the control of posture during linear motion; Chapter 4. Direction-specific vestibular and visual modulation of fore-and hindlimb reflexes in cats; Chapter 5. Diagonal stance in quadrupeds: a postural support for movement. Chapter 6. Interaction between central and peripheral mechanisms in the control of locomotionChapter 7. Two functions of reflexes in human movement: interaction with preprograms and gain of force; SECTION II: PROPRIOCEPTIVE INFLUENCES FROM NECK RECEPTORS; Chapter 1. What are the proprioceptors of the neck?; Chapter 2. Proprioceptive and somatosensory influences on neck muscle motoneurons; Chapter 3. Cortical, tectal and medullary descending pathways to the cervical spinal cord; Chapter 4. Tonic cervical influences on forelimb and hindlimb monosynaptic reflexes