| Literature DB >> 31799904 |
Marc D Binder1, Randall K Powers1, C J Heckman2.
Abstract
All movements are generated by the activation of motoneurons, and hence their input-output properties define the final step in processing of all motor commands. A major challenge to understanding this transformation has been the striking nonlinear behavior of motoneurons conferred by the activation of persistent inward currents (PICs) mediated by their voltage-gated Na+ and Ca2+ channels. In this review, we focus on the contribution that these PICs make to motoneuronal discharge and how the nonlinearities they engender impede the construction of a comprehensive model of motor control.Entities:
Keywords: input-output function; motoneuron; nonlinear behavior; persistent inward currents
Year: 2020 PMID: 31799904 PMCID: PMC7132324 DOI: 10.1152/physiol.00026.2019
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Physiology (Bethesda) ISSN: 1548-9221