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Characterization of obstacle negotiation behaviors in the cockroach, Blaberus discoidalis by Harley, C M, English, B A, Ritzmann, R E

“…Within natural environments, animals must be able to respond to a wide range of obstacles in their path. Such responses require sensory information to…”
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Electrolytic lesions within central complex neuropils of the cockroach brain affect negotiation of barriers by Harley, C M, Ritzmann, R E

“…Animals must negotiate obstacles in their path in order to successfully function within natural environments. These actions require transitions from walking to…”
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Effects of aging on behavior and leg kinematics during locomotion in two species of cockroach by Ridgel, A L, Ritzmann, R E, Schaefer, P L

“…Aging is often associated with locomotor deficits. Behavior in aged Blaberus discoidalis cockroaches was analyzed during horizontal walking, climbing, righting…”
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Motion analysis of escape movements evoked by tactile stimulation in the cockroach Periplaneta americana by SCHAEFER, P. L, VARUNI KONDAGUNTA, G, RITZMANN, R. E

“…ABSTRACT The escape behavior of the American cockroach, Periplaneta americana, has provided a large amount of neuroethological data on the control of…”
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Leg kinematics and muscle activity during treadmill running in the cockroach, Blaberus discoidalis  : I. Slow running by Watson, J. T., Ritzmann, R. E.

“…We have combined high-speed video motion analysis of leg movements with electromyogram (EMG) recordings from leg muscles in cockroaches running on a treadmill…”
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Kinematics and motor activity during tethered walking and turning in the cockroach, Blaberus discoidalis by Mu, L, Ritzmann, R.E

“…When insects turn from walking straight, their legs have to follow different motor patterns. In order to examine such pattern change precisely, we stimulated…”
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Convergent evolution and locomotion through complex terrain by insects, vertebrates and robots by Ritzmann, Roy E., Quinn, Roger D., Fischer, Martin S.

“…Arthropods are the most successful members of the animal kingdom largely because of their ability to move efficiently through a range of environments. Their…”
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Parallel Complementary Strategies for Implementing Biological Principles into Mobile Robots by Quinn, Roger D., Nelson, Gabriel M., Bachmann, Richard J., Kingsley, Daniel A., Offi, John T., Allen, Thomas J., Ritzmann, Roy E.

“…Our goal is to use intelligent biological inspiration to develop robots that capture the capacity of animals to traverse complex terrain. We follow two…”
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Effects of neck and circumoesophageal connective lesions on posture and locomotion in the cockroach by Ridgel, A.L, Ritzmann, R.E

“…Few studies in arthropods have documented to what extent local control centers in the thorax can support locomotion in absence of inputs from head ganglia…”
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Control of obstacle climbing in the cockroach, Blaberus discoidalis. I. Kinematics by Watson, James T, Ritzmann, Roy E, Zill, Sasha N, Pollack, Alan J

“…An advantage of legged locomotion is the ability to climb over obstacles. We studied deathhead cockroaches as they climbed over plastic blocks in order to…”
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Multi-Joint Coordination During Walking and Foothold Searching in the Blaberus Cockroach. I. Kinematics and Electromyograms by Tryba, Andrew K, Ritzmann, Roy E

“…Department of Biology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 44106-7080 Tryba, Andrew K. and Roy E. Ritzmann. Multi-Joint Coordination During…”
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Motion analysis of leg joints associated with escape turns of the cockroach, Periplaneta americana by NYE, S. W, RITZMANN, R. E

“…Considerable information is now available on the neural organization of the escape system of the American cockroach. To relate these data to the behavior, we…”
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Combined intracellular stimulation and high speed video motion analysis of motor control neurons in the cockroach by Watson, James T., Ritzmann, Roy E.

“…A complete understanding of motor control circuitry requires detailed analysis of the behavior produced by the circuitry as well as the connections between…”
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Leg kinematics and muscle activity during treadmill running in the cockroach, Blaberus discoidalis : II. Fast running by Watson, J. T., Ritzmann, R. E.

“…We have combined kinematic and electromyogram (EMG) analysis of running Blaberus discoidalis to examine how middle and hind leg kinematics vary with running…”
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Leg kinematics and muscle activity during treadmill running in the cockroach, Blaberus discoidalis. I. Slow running by Watson, J.T, Ritzmann, R.E

“…We have combined high-speed video motion analysis of leg movements with electromyogram (EMG) recordings from leg muscles in cockroaches running on a treadmill…”
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Descending control of body attitude in the cockroach Blaberus discoidalis and its role in incline climbing by Ritzmann, R.E, Pollack, A.J, Archinal, J, Ridgel, A.L, Quinn, R.D

“…Unlike intact animals, cockroaches with bilateral circumoesophageal connective lesions have difficulty climbing up smooth inclines. Typically, they slipped…”
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Control of climbing behavior in the cockroach, Blaberus discoidalis. II. Motor activities associated with joint movement by Watson, James T, Ritzmann, Roy E, Pollack, Alan J

“…Deathhead cockroaches employ characteristic postural strategies for surmounting barriers. These include rotation of middle legs to re-direct leg extension and…”
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Multi-Joint Coordination During Walking and Foothold Searching in the Blaberus Cockroach. II. Extensor Motor Neuron Pattern by Tryba, Andrew K, Ritzmann, Roy E

“…Department of Biology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 44106-7080 Tryba, Andrew K. and Roy E. Ritzmann. Multi-Joint Coordination During…”
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Biorobotic approaches to the study of motor systems by Beer, Randall D, Chiel, Hillel J, Quinn, Roger D, Ritzmann, Roy E

“…Biorobotics is a promising new area of research at the interface between biology and robotics. Robots can either be used as physical models of biological…”
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Identification of thoracic interneurons that mediate giant interneuron-to-motor pathways in the cockroach by Ritzmann, R.E, Pollack, A.J

“…Paired intracellular recordings were made to identify thoracic interneurons that receive stable short latency excitation from giant interneurons (GIs). Eight…”
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