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Understanding how synaptic inputs from segmental and descending systems shape motor output from the spinal cord requires detailed descriptions of the relative magnitudes of the synaptic currents produced by the different systems and their pattern of distribution within a motoneurone pool (Burke, 1981; Heckman & Binder, 1990). Knowledge of how distinct synaptic inputs interact when they are activated concurrently and quantitative expressions for how synaptic currents are transduced into spike trains by motoneurones are equally important.
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Binder, M.D., Powers, R.K. (1995). Effective Synaptic Currents Generated in Cat Spinal Motoneurones by Activating Descending and Peripheral Afferent Fibres. In: Taylor, A., Gladden, M.H., Durbaba, R. (eds) Alpha and Gamma Motor Systems. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-1935-5_3
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