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Force Regulation of Ankle Extensor Muscle Activity in Freely Walking Cats by Donelan, J. M, McVea, D. A, Pearson, K. G

“…1 Department of Biomedical Physiology and Kinesiology, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia; 2 Brain Research Centre, University of British…”
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A Role for Hip Position in Initiating the Swing-to-Stance Transition in Walking Cats by McVea, D. A, Donelan, J. M, Tachibana, A, Pearson, K. G

“…Department of Physiology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada Submitted 16 May 2005; accepted in final form 28 July 2005 In this investigation, we obtained…”
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Long-Lasting Memories of Obstacles Guide Leg Movements in the Walking Cat by McVea, D. A, Pearson, K. G

“…We examined the ways in which memories of previously seen obstacles can alter the stepping of walking cats. Cats were paused after the forelegs, but not the…”
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Long-Lasting, Context-Dependent Modification of Stepping in the Cat After Repeated Stumbling-Corrective Responses by McVea, D. A, Pearson, K. G

“…Centre for Neuroscience and Department of Physiology, University of Alberta, Alberta, Edmonton, Canada Submitted 30 August 2006; accepted in final form 7…”
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Coordination of fore and hind leg stepping in cats on a transversely-split treadmill by AKAY, T, MCVEA, D. A, TACHIBANA, A, PEARSON, K. G

“…To gain insight into the mechanism of coordination of stepping in the fore and hind legs of quadrupeds, we examined the kinematics of leg movements and the…”
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Contextual learning and obstacle memory in the walking cat by McVea, D.A., Pearson, K.G.

“…Animals in their natural environments display a remarkably diverse variety of walking patterns. Although some of this diversity is generated by alterations in…”
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Recruitment of gastrocnemius muscles during the swing phase of stepping following partial denervation of knee flexor muscles in the cat by TACHIBANA, A, MCVEA, D. A, DONELAN, J. M, PEARSON, K. G

“…In walking cats, the biarticular medial and lateral gastrocnemius (MG-LG) muscles act to produce extension and flexion torques at the ankle and knee,…”
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