Perinatal Development of the Motor Systems Involved in Postural Control
Motor behaviors of some species, such as the rat and the human baby, are quite immature at birth. Here we review recent data on some of the mechanisms underlying the postnatal maturation of posture in the rat, in particular the development of pathways descending from the brain stem and projecting on...
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| author | Laurent Vinay Faïza Ben-Mabrouk Frédéric Brocard François Clarac Céline Jean-Xavier Edouard Pearlstein Jean-François Pflieger |
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| description | Motor behaviors of some species, such as the rat and the human baby, are quite immature at birth. Here we review recent data on some of the mechanisms underlying the postnatal maturation of posture in the rat, in particular the development of pathways descending from the brain stem and projecting onto the lumbar enlargement of the spinal cord. A short-lasting depletion in serotonin affects both posture and the excitability of motoneurons. Here we try to extrapolate to human development and suggest that the abnormalities in motor control observed in childhood—e.g, deficits in motor coordination—might have their roots in the prenatal period, in particular serotonin depletion due to exposure to several environmental and toxicological factors during pregnancy. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-25bef7a7b3454b769402b253b2ad2b532025-02-03T05:44:57ZengWileyNeural Plasticity2090-59041687-54432005-01-01122-313113910.1155/NP.2005.131Perinatal Development of the Motor Systems Involved in Postural ControlLaurent Vinay0Faïza Ben-Mabrouk1Frédéric Brocard2François Clarac3Céline Jean-Xavier4Edouard Pearlstein5Jean-François Pflieger6Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) and Université de la Méditerranée, Laboratoire Plasticité et Physio-Pathologie de la Motricité (UMR6196), CNRS, Marseille cx 20 F-13402, FranceCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) and Université de la Méditerranée, Laboratoire Plasticité et Physio-Pathologie de la Motricité (UMR6196), CNRS, Marseille cx 20 F-13402, FranceCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) and Université de la Méditerranée, Laboratoire Plasticité et Physio-Pathologie de la Motricité (UMR6196), CNRS, Marseille cx 20 F-13402, FranceCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) and Université de la Méditerranée, Laboratoire Plasticité et Physio-Pathologie de la Motricité (UMR6196), CNRS, Marseille cx 20 F-13402, FranceCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) and Université de la Méditerranée, Laboratoire Plasticité et Physio-Pathologie de la Motricité (UMR6196), CNRS, Marseille cx 20 F-13402, FranceCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) and Université de la Méditerranée, Laboratoire Plasticité et Physio-Pathologie de la Motricité (UMR6196), CNRS, Marseille cx 20 F-13402, FranceCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) and Université de la Méditerranée, Laboratoire Plasticité et Physio-Pathologie de la Motricité (UMR6196), CNRS, Marseille cx 20 F-13402, FranceMotor behaviors of some species, such as the rat and the human baby, are quite immature at birth. Here we review recent data on some of the mechanisms underlying the postnatal maturation of posture in the rat, in particular the development of pathways descending from the brain stem and projecting onto the lumbar enlargement of the spinal cord. A short-lasting depletion in serotonin affects both posture and the excitability of motoneurons. Here we try to extrapolate to human development and suggest that the abnormalities in motor control observed in childhood—e.g, deficits in motor coordination—might have their roots in the prenatal period, in particular serotonin depletion due to exposure to several environmental and toxicological factors during pregnancy.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/NP.2005.131 |
| spellingShingle | Laurent Vinay Faïza Ben-Mabrouk Frédéric Brocard François Clarac Céline Jean-Xavier Edouard Pearlstein Jean-François Pflieger Perinatal Development of the Motor Systems Involved in Postural Control Neural Plasticity |
| title | Perinatal Development of the Motor Systems Involved in Postural Control |
| title_full | Perinatal Development of the Motor Systems Involved in Postural Control |
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| title_short | Perinatal Development of the Motor Systems Involved in Postural Control |
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