Abstract:
:Impulse from soleus muscle afferents were recorded in premammillary cats that were walking on a treadmill. In normal walking the effects of gamma-motoneurons on impulse rates of muscle spindle afferents are confounded by the effects of the large length changes that occur. To isolate the effects of gamma-motoneurons the leg was fixed in place for recording and denervated except for soleus muscle. Because gamma-motoneurons produce marked effects on the stretch sensitivity of muscle afferents, soleus muscle was oscillated about a present length so the stretch sensitivity of its afferents could be determined. The impulse rate of secondary muscle spindle afferents in soleus muscle was generally increased at all phases of the step cycle. The mean rate approximately doubled during walking (82 imp/s), compared with nonwalking (rest) periods (44 imp/s). The sensitivity to sinusoidal length changes was generally reduced throughout the step cycle (mean reduction = 33%). Primary muscle spindle afferents also showed an increased mean rate during walking (47 imp/s) compared with rest (24 imp/s). The impulse rate peaked after the muscle reached its maximum force and often showed a second peak before the maximum electromyogram (EMG) activity. The sensitivity to sinusoidal stretches varied cyclically during locomotion. During the extension phase it sometimes exceeded the resting value, but was greatly reduced during the flexion phase (mean reduction = 49% over whole cycle). Control experiments were carried out in which static and dynamic gamma-motoneurons were stimulated and activity from muscle spindle afferents was recorded in anesthetized cats. With the amplitude and frequency of stretch applied, stimulation of dynamic gamma-motoneurons usually increased and stimulation of static gamma-motoneurons usually decreased the sensitivity of primary muscle spindle afferents to sinusoidal stretch. The patterns observed in muscle spindle afferents suggest a strong, maintained activation of static gamma-motoneurons throughout the step cycle and a phasic activation of dynamic gamma-motoneurons, which is consistent with previous direct recordings from gamma-motoneurons. With this pattern of activating gamma-motoneurons, the secondary muscle spindle afferents will provide a good feedback signal of the large length changes that normally occur in the muscle during locomotion. The changes in sensitivity of primary muscle spindle afferents will complement central changes so the gain of the stretch reflex from extensors is high during extension (when required to help support the weight of the body) and low during flexion (when a high gain would be counterproductive).
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J Neurophysioljournal_title
Journal of neurophysiologyauthors
Taylor J,Stein RB,Murphy PRdoi
10.1152/jn.1985.53.2.341subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1985-02-01 00:00:00pages
341-60issue
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0022-3077issn
1522-1598journal_volume
53pub_type
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