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    In the Drosophila central-pattern-generating neural network, a mechanism for network desynchronization relying on weak electrical synapses and specific excitability dynamics of the coupled neurons translates unpatterned premotor input into stereotyped neuronal firing with fixed sequences of cell activation, ensuring stable wingbeat power.

    • Silvan Hürkey
    • , Nelson Niemeyer
    •  & Carsten Duch

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    A study presents ensemble recordings of neurons in the lumbar spinal cord indicating that activity in spinal cord circuits for movement follows low-dimensional rotational dynamics, and proposes a theory of neural generation of movements.

    • Henrik Lindén
    • , Peter C. Petersen
    •  & Rune W. Berg

  • Letter |

    A novel rhythmogenic brainstem network was discovered in mice that is necessary and sufficient for generating postinspiration, a breathing phase also used for swallowing, coughing and vocalization.

    • Tatiana M. Anderson
    • , Alfredo J. Garcia
    •  & Jan-Marino Ramirez

  • Letter |

    WebMotor neurons in zebrafish are shown to be more than simply output neurons, since they are able to influence, through gap junctions, the strength of the input they receive from V2a interneurons and, thereby, the frequency and duration of locomotor activity.

    • Jianren Song
    • , Konstantinos Ampatzis
    •  & Abdeljabbar El Manira

  • Letter |

    Drosophila male courtship songs were thought to have a fixed structure with song repetition variations introduced unintentionally because of neural noise; this behavioural assay and computational modelling study instead reveals that males use fast changes in sensory information to actively pattern individual song sequences.

    • Philip Coen
    • , Jan Clemens
    •  & Mala Murthy

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