How Do We Approach the Locomotor Network in the Mammalian Spinal Cord?a
…, R Brownstone, B Fedirchuk… - Annals of the New …, 1998 - Wiley Online Library
For a large number of vertebrate species it is now indisputable that spinal networks have
the capability of generating the basic locomotor rhythm. However, because of technical …
the capability of generating the basic locomotor rhythm. However, because of technical …
Synaptic activation of plateaus in hindlimb motoneurons of decerebrate cats
DJ Bennett, H Hultborn, B Fedirchuk… - Journal of …, 1998 - journals.physiology.org
… 1 B and 2 we have drawn, for reference, the firing rate profile that would be predicted if
the plateau (inward currents) had not been initiated (thin lines; extrapolated from the primary …
the plateau (inward currents) had not been initiated (thin lines; extrapolated from the primary …
Evidence suggesting a transcortical pathway from cutaneous foot afferents to tibialis anterior motoneurones in man
J Nielsen, N Petersen, B Fedirchuk - The Journal of physiology, 1997 - Wiley Online Library
1 Stimulation of the superficial peroneal or the sural nerve (3 shocks, 3 ms interval, 1 ms
duration, 2.5 × perception threshold) evoked a reflex activation of the tibialis anterior muscle at a …
duration, 2.5 × perception threshold) evoked a reflex activation of the tibialis anterior muscle at a …
Information to cerebellum on spinal motor networks mediated by the dorsal spinocerebellar tract
K Stecina, B Fedirchuk, H Hultborn - The Journal of physiology, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The main objective of this review is to re‐examine the type of information transmitted by the
dorsal and ventral spinocerebellar tracts (DSCT and VSCT respectively) during rhythmic …
dorsal and ventral spinocerebellar tracts (DSCT and VSCT respectively) during rhythmic …
Spinal cholinergic neurons activated during locomotion: localization and electrophysiological characterization
…, BR Noga, PA Carr, B Fedirchuk… - Journal of …, 2000 - journals.physiology.org
The objective of the present study was to determine the location of the cholinergic neurons
activated in the spinal cord of decerebrate cats during fictive locomotion. Locomotion was …
activated in the spinal cord of decerebrate cats during fictive locomotion. Locomotion was …
State‐dependent hyperpolarization of voltage threshold enhances motoneurone excitability during fictive locomotion in the cat
S Krawitz, B Fedirchuk, Y Dai, LM Jordan… - The Journal of …, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
1 Experiments were conducted on decerebrate adult cats to examine the effect of brainstem‐evoked
fictive locomotion on the threshold voltage (V th ) at which action potentials were …
fictive locomotion on the threshold voltage (V th ) at which action potentials were …
Pharmacologically evoked fictive motor patterns in the acutely spinalized marmoset monkey (Callithrix jacchus)
B Fedirchuk, J Nielsen, N Petersen… - Experimental brain …, 1998 - Springer
… peroneal nerves are shown in B and C on an expanded time scale. In B, a section of activity
… between the peroneal and tibial nerves (Brent Fedirchuk, Jens Nielsen, and Hans Hultborn; …
… between the peroneal and tibial nerves (Brent Fedirchuk, Jens Nielsen, and Hans Hultborn; …
Monoamines increase the excitability of spinal neurones in the neonatal rat by hyperpolarizing the threshold for action potential production
B Fedirchuk, Y Dai - The Journal of physiology, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
… presence of 5-HT, a −44 mV depolarizing step was also able to evoke a rapid inward current
(B), demonstrating a −4 mV hyperpolarization of V th . The time scale in A also applies to B. …
(B), demonstrating a −4 mV hyperpolarization of V th . The time scale in A also applies to B. …
Short-term plasticity in hindlimb motoneurons of decerebrate cats
DJ Bennett, H Hultborn, B Fedirchuk… - Journal of …, 1998 - journals.physiology.org
… 2 B, plateau activated at steep jump in frequency; see arrow in Fig. 3 B), and was followed
by hysteresis (in the frequency- and voltage-current plots; ie, FI and VI plots) and self-…
by hysteresis (in the frequency- and voltage-current plots; ie, FI and VI plots) and self-…
Depression of group Ia monosynaptic EPSPs in cat hindlimb motoneurones during fictive locomotion
S Gosgnach, J Quevedo, B Fedirchuk… - The Journal of …, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
1 The effects of fictive locomotion on monosynaptic EPSPs recorded in motoneurones and
extracellular field potentials recorded in the ventral horn were examined during brainstem‐…
extracellular field potentials recorded in the ventral horn were examined during brainstem‐…