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Shared and task-specific sensorimotor processing during forward and backward walking in intact adult cats

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: We show that cutaneous reflexes are modulated in a task- and phase-dependent manner during forward and backward walking. The similarity in reflex responses during forward and backward walking supports shared neural circuits for sensorimotor processing controlling both locomotor directions, albeit with some task-specific components.

Source: Journal of Neurophysiology

DOI: 10.1152/jn.00517.2025