Ilya A. Rybak

This study investigates speed-dependent turning strategies in quadrupedal locomotion using computational modeling, finding that different strategies excel at different speeds and that forelimbs primarily steer while hindlimbs adjust propulsion.

This study shows that biceps brachii stimulation can enhance phrenic motor output in rats with cervical spinal cord injuries, suggesting a spinal mechanism for breathing recovery.

The paper investigates ionic mechanisms underlying bistability in spinal motoneurons using a computational model and mouse recordings, identifying key currents involved in plateau potentials and bistable firing.

This study uses a neuromusculoskeletal model to show how afferent feedback enables adaptive interlimb coordination in cats after sudden ground loss, without re-optimizing parameters.

This study uses computational models to explore how spinal neural connectivity reorganizes after thoracic spinal cord injury in rats, identifying key circuit-level changes that enable recovery.

This study examines how spinal transection and locomotor speed affect muscle synergies in cat hindlimbs, finding that while specific synergies change, the overall organization remains consistent.

The paper investigates how rhythmogenic ionic currents and ion channel expression in spinal Shox2 interneurons change during postnatal development in mice.

The paper uses a computational model to simulate and predict changes in locomotion phase durations after a spinal hemisection in cats, comparing results with experimental data.

This study examines how forelimb muscle morphology in cats influences sensorimotor functions during locomotion, finding that muscle structure affects force and sensory signals related to lateral stability and turning.

This study develops a computational model of spinal locomotor circuits in cats to show that the spinal network operates in different regimes depending on locomotor speed and supraspinal input.

This study examines changes in reflex pathways from forelimb cutaneous afferents after thoracic spinal cord injuries in cats, showing reduced hindlimb reflex responses and altered coordination during locomotion.

This study develops a mathematical model of mouse locomotion to investigate the roles of sensory feedback and central interactions in gait control.

This study investigates how forelimb movements affect hindlimb cutaneous reflexes during locomotion in cats, showing that forelimb movement influences the modulation of these reflexes, especially long-latency responses.

This study examines how spinal cord injuries affect cutaneous reflexes and interlimb coordination during locomotion in cats, finding reduced mid- and long-latency reflex responses correlate with impaired balance and coordination.

This study examines how spinal cord injury affects locomotion speed and gait in rats, revealing changes in gait patterns and coordination after injury.

The paper investigates the role of V3 neurons in speed-dependent interlimb coordination during locomotion in mice, finding that V3 aLPNs mediate synchronization between diagonal limb rhythm generators for trot and promote left-right synchronization for gallop and bound.

This study develops a computational model to investigate how electrical and chemical synapses influence rhythmic bursting in Shox2 neurons during spinal locomotor activity generation.

This paper investigates the organization of locomotor CPG circuits by testing a hypothesis about state-dependent changes in rhythm generator operation using experimental and mathematical modeling approaches.

This study investigates the role of V3 interneurons in left-right coordination during locomotion using experimental and computational approaches.