Central pattern generators provide the basic stepping pattern in walking, but cannot adjust for the environment. A new study of human locomotion shows a pattern of changes in independent neural controllers for left and right legs.
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Miall, R. Walking the walk. Nat Neurosci 10, 940–941 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/nn0807-940
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