François M. Lambert

This study examines the maturation of Abducens motoneurons during larval development, showing increased discharge modulation in silent units and enhanced myelination in late larval stages.

The paper identifies inhibitory vestibular neurons in Xenopus tadpoles and shows they modulate postural reflexes through interactions with excitatory vestibulospinal neurons.

The paper shows that in larval Xenopus, eye movements during swimming develop through changes in how locomotor efference copies and sensory signals interact, with a shift from canceling to summing vestibular inputs as the animal matures.

The paper demonstrates the conservation of locomotion-induced oculomotor activity in higher tetrapods by showing similar spino-extraocular motor coupling in mice and amphibians.