... segments, and to additional dynamic joint interaction forces when the limb moves. We have addressed the question of load compensation in an insect preparation in which a locust makes aimed scratching movements with a hind leg in response to tactile stimulation of a wing. We show that loading the femur...

... spread of the reflex. The increase in SEMN6 firing rate occurred in the absence of activity in the sensory neurone of the tonic muscle receptor organ, demonstrating that the tonic sensory neurone is not necessary for load compensation during these abdominal extensions in C. destructor . The findings...

... after movement was detected, irrespective of the load applied to the abdomen. When the abdomen was physically blocked from extending fully, the sensory neurone did not fire. The tonic muscle receptor organ is considered to be the length-detecting sensor for a load-compensating servo-loop...

.... The results provide the first demonstration that this load-compensating reflex loop operates during naturally evoked extension of the abdomen under constant load. stretch receptor load compensation abdominal posture crayfish Cherax destructor Control of body position involves spatial...

... © 1993 by Company of Biologists 1993 cuticular stress load compensation posture control walking insect locomotion Carausius morosus stick insect Legged locomotion is particularly well suited to irregular environments but requires continuous adaptation to environmental...

... © 1991 by Company of Biologists 1991 insect locomotion walking load compensation leg coordination Carausius morosus J. exp. Biol. 159, 449-471 (1991) 449 Printed in Great Britain © The Company of Biologists Limited 1991 EFFECT OF LOAD ON LEG MOVEMENT AND STEP COORDINATION OF THE STICK...