Παρασκευή 1 Απριλίου 2016

A leech model for homeostatic plasticity and motor network recovery after loss of descending inputs

Motor networks below the site of spinal cord injury (SCI) and their reconfiguration after loss of central inputs are poorly understood but remain of great interest in SCI research. Harley et al. (J Neurophysiol 113: 3610–3622, 2015) report a striking locomotor recovery paradigm in the leech Hirudo verbana with features that are functionally analogous to SCI. They propose that this well-established neurophysiological system could potentially be repurposed to provide a complementary model to investigate basic principles of homeostatic compensation relevant to SCI research.



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