Millisecond Spike Timing Codes for Motor Control

Samuel J Sober; Simon Sponberg; Ilya Nemenman; Lena H Ting

doi:10.1016/j.tins.2018.08.010

Millisecond Spike Timing Codes for Motor Control

Trends Neurosci. 2018 Oct;41(10):644-648. doi: 10.1016/j.tins.2018.08.010. Epub 2018 Sep 25.

Authors

Samuel J Sober¹, Simon Sponberg², Ilya Nemenman³, Lena H Ting⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Biology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322.
² School of Physics, School of Biological Sciences, Georgia Tech, Atlanta, GA 30332.
³ Department of Physics, Department of Biology, and Initiative in Theory and Modeling of Living Systems, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322.
⁴ The Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech and Emory; Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Division of Physical Therapy, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322. Electronic address: lting@emory.edu.

Abstract

Millisecond variations in spiking patterns can radically alter motor behavior, suggesting that traditional rate-based theories of motor control require revision. The importance of spike timing in sensorimotor control arises from dynamic interactions between the nervous system, muscles, and the body. New mechanisms, model systems, and theories are revealing how these interactions shape behavior.

Keywords: motor behavior; muscle; sensorimotor; temporal precision.

Publication types

Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Action Potentials / physiology
Animals
Behavior, Animal / physiology*
Models, Neurological
Motor Activity / physiology*
Neurons / physiology*
Time Factors*

Abstract

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