ABNORMALITIES OF POSTURE AND PROGRESSION IN THE PIGEON FOLLOWING EXPERIMENTAL LESIONS OF THE BRAIN
- 1 September 1926
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physiological Society in American Journal of Physiology-Legacy Content
- Vol. 78 (1) , 34-46
- https://doi.org/10.1152/ajplegacy.1926.78.1.34
Abstract
Alternate progressive movements of the legs occur after transection of the spinal cord in the thoracic region; posture as in mammals is controlled by centers in the brain. After removal of 1 or both cerebral hemispheres, abnormal extension of the legs was observed. This was even more evident after removing the mesence-phalon. This extension appears analogous to the accentuation of the postural reflex in mammals after decerebration.This publication has 0 references indexed in Scilit: