Neural manifolds in spinal networks that orchestrate walking and stopping
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- clear;
- % Instantiate network and baseline simulation parameters
- run BaseNet.m
- run BaseParameterSetup.m
- dur = 100; % Perturbation duration
- subset = 400; % Perturbation population subset
- % Freeze-inducing input for population candidate
- I_e = ones(Length,t_steps)*GlobalIe + repmat(normrnd(0,2,[size(N.ConnMat,1) 1]),[1 t_steps]); % Input noise across network
- POI = Pop2;
- deltainput = 18;
- for ii = 1:length(Segs)
- I_e(POI,(Segs(ii)-FreezeP):Segs(ii)) =I_e(POI,(Segs(ii)-FreezeP):Segs(ii)) - repmat(normrnd(deltainput,2,[nnz(POI) 1]),[1 FreezeP+1]); % Freeze
- I_e(randperm(Length,subset)',(Segs(ii)-FreezeP/2):(Segs(ii)-((FreezeP/2)-dur))) = repmat(normrnd(80,5,[1 subset]),[dur+1,1])'; % Random input perturbation to subset
- FreezeT = [FreezeT (Segs(ii)-FreezeP):Segs(ii)];
- StimT = [StimT (Segs(ii)-FreezeP/2):(Segs(ii)-((FreezeP/2)-dur))];
- end
- N.SimulateLine(t_steps,'gain',Gain,'I_e',I_e,'gain_noise',false,...
- 'threshold',threshold,'fmax',fmax,'noise_ampl',0.5); % Simulate with parameter setup
- N.ComputeSpikes; N.Voltage = []; N.Rates = []; % Generate spikes from firing rates
- N.FilterSpikes(25,1000); % Filter into continuous traces
- run GetStructure.m % Build PCA space from "mean cycle" and package parameters and low-dimensional traces
- % Plotting
- figure;
- subplot(1,3,1);
- run Plot.m
- title("Silencing sp2/V1",'FontWeight','normal','FontSize',15);
- Data_sp2_perturb = Data; clearvars Data
- % Freeze-inducing input for population candidate
- I_e(:,:) = repmat(I_e(:,1), [1 t_steps]); % Reuse global input structure
- POI = Pop3;
- deltainput = 12;
- for ii = 1:length(Segs)
- I_e(POI,(Segs(ii)-FreezeP):Segs(ii)) =I_e(POI,(Segs(ii)-FreezeP):Segs(ii)) - repmat(normrnd(deltainput,2,[nnz(POI) 1]),[1 FreezeP+1]); % Freeze
- I_e(randperm(Length,subset)',(Segs(ii)-FreezeP/2):(Segs(ii)-((FreezeP/2)-dur))) = repmat(normrnd(80,5,[1 subset]),[dur+1,1])'; % Random input perturbation to subset
- FreezeT = [FreezeT (Segs(ii)-FreezeP):Segs(ii)];
- StimT = [StimT (Segs(ii)-FreezeP/2):(Segs(ii)-((FreezeP/2)-dur))];
- end
- N.SimulateLine(t_steps,'gain',Gain,'I_e',I_e,'gain_noise',false,...
- 'threshold',threshold,'fmax',fmax,'noise_ampl',0.5); % Simulate with parameter setup
- N.ComputeSpikes; N.Voltage = []; % Generate spikes from firing rates
- N.FilterSpikes(25,1000); % Filter into continuous traces
- run GetStructure.m % Build PCA space from "mean cycle" and package parameters and low-dimensional traces
- % Plotting
- subplot(1,3,2);
- run Plot.m
- title("Silencing sp3/V2a",'FontSize',15,'FontWeight','normal');
- Data_sp3_perturb = Data; clearvars Data
- % Freeze-inducing input for population candidate
- I_e(:,:) = repmat(I_e(:,1), [1 t_steps]); % Reuse global input structure
- POI = Pop4;
- deltainput = 21;
- for ii = 1:length(Segs)
- I_e(POI,(Segs(ii)-FreezeP):Segs(ii)) =I_e(POI,(Segs(ii)-FreezeP):Segs(ii)) + repmat(normrnd(deltainput,2,[nnz(POI) 1]),[1 FreezeP+1]); % Freeze
- I_e(randperm(Length,subset)',(Segs(ii)-FreezeP/2):(Segs(ii)-((FreezeP/2)-dur))) = repmat(normrnd(80,5,[1 subset]),[dur+1,1])'; % Random input perturbation to subset
- FreezeT = [FreezeT (Segs(ii)-FreezeP):Segs(ii)];
- StimT = [StimT (Segs(ii)-FreezeP/2):(Segs(ii)-((FreezeP/2)-dur))];
- end
- N.SimulateLine(t_steps,'gain',Gain,'I_e',I_e,'gain_noise',false,...
- 'threshold',threshold,'fmax',fmax,'noise_ampl',0.5); % Simulate with parameter setup
- N.ComputeSpikes; N.Voltage = []; % Generate spikes from firing rates
- N.FilterSpikes(25,1000); % Filter into continuous traces
- run GetStructure.m % Build PCA space from "mean cycle" and package parameters and low-dimensional traces
- % Plotting
- subplot(1,3,3);
- run Plot.m
- title("Activating sp4/V2b",'FontSize',15,'FontWeight','normal');
- Data_sp4_perturb = Data;
- clearvars -except Data_sp2_perturb Data_sp3_perturb Data_sp4_perturb
DeNovoPerturbation.m at commit 4c54e58, under GPL-3.0 · at the source
Overview
Abstract
Walking, stopping, and postural control are fundamental motor behaviors whose dynamical underpinnings remain poorly understood despite extensive characterization of the underlying circuitry. Here, we investigate neural activity behind locomotion and stopping by recording neuronal population activity with Neuropixels probes in the lumbar spinal cord of freely moving rats where walk-to-stop transitions are controlled by brainstem optogenetic stimulation. During walking, the population activity occupies a ring-shaped manifold with limit cycle attractor properties on which a single phase coordinate captures the kinematic variables, hence a “locomotor” manifold. Prior to stopping, the neural state undergoes a bifurcation onto a distinct region composed of non-trivial fixed point attractors whose structure encodes body posture, i.e. a “postural” manifold. Mechanical perturbations confirm the stability of both regimes. Finally, we show that a previously proposed linear network model with Mexican-hat recurrent connectivity accurately predicts both attractor regimes and their transitions. These findings demonstrate both how the spinal cord can operate as an autonomous dynamical system, and how descending controls and change between states of this system.
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BergLab/ManifoldsofWalking
4c54e580435a346bec50254c7d4d4231fb888904, 14 February 2026Availability: 1 check, the latest on 27 September 2026: the link answers
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23 files
- Model Code Manifold of walking/
BaseNet.m , MATLAB, 10 lines - Model Code Manifold of walking/
BaseParameterSetup.m , MATLAB, 35 lines - Model Code Manifold of walking/
DeNovoBase.m , MATLAB, 70 lines, 1 match - Model Code Manifold of walking/
DeNovoPerturbation.m , MATLAB, 78 lines, 1 match - Model Code Manifold of walking/
GetStructure.m , MATLAB, 29 lines - Model Code Manifold of walking/
HelperFunctions/ , MATLAB, 16 lines@Colors/ Colors.m - Model Code Manifold of walking/
HelperFunctions/ , MATLAB, 44 linesBalanceConnectivity.m - Model Code Manifold of walking/
HelperFunctions/ , MATLAB, 20 linesBalanceNormalize.m - Model Code Manifold of walking/
HelperFunctions/ , MATLAB, 16 linesGaussianFilter.m - Model Code Manifold of walking/
HelperFunctions/ , MATLAB, 8 linesGetMeanCycleFiring.m - Model Code Manifold of walking/
HelperFunctions/ , MATLAB, 7 linesGetNormalizeMatrixColumn .m - Model Code Manifold of walking/
HelperFunctions/ , MATLAB, 27 linesGetResampSig.m - Model Code Manifold of walking/
HelperFunctions/ , MATLAB, 61 linesnonLinspace.m - Model Code Manifold of walking/
LineNetworkModel/ , MATLAB, 14 lines@LineNetwork/ ComputeSpikes.m - Model Code Manifold of walking/
LineNetworkModel/ , MATLAB, 3 lines@LineNetwork/ FilterSpikes.m - Model Code Manifold of walking/
LineNetworkModel/ , MATLAB, 159 lines@LineNetwork/ Instantiate.m - Model Code Manifold of walking/
LineNetworkModel/ , MATLAB, 57 lines@LineNetwork/ Instantiate2.m - Model Code Manifold of walking/
LineNetworkModel/ , MATLAB, 52 lines@LineNetwork/ LineNetwork.m - Model Code Manifold of walking/
LineNetworkModel/ , MATLAB, 90 lines@LineNetwork/ SimulateLine.m - Model Code Manifold of walking/
Plot.m , MATLAB, 14 lines - Model Code Manifold of walking/
denovoPopulationSubset.m , MATLAB, 71 lines - LICENSE, License, 674 lines
- README.md, Text, 24 lines
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Komi, S., Kaur, J., Winther, A., Bonfils, M. C. A., Houser, G. A., Sørensen, R., Li, G., Sobriel, K., & Berg, R. W. (2026). Neural manifolds in spinal networks that orchestrate walking and stopping. Research Square (preprint). https://
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@article{komi2026neural,
author = {Komi, Salif and Kaur, Jaspreet and Winther, August and Bonfils, Madelaine C. Adamsson and Houser, Grace A. and Sørensen, R.J.F. and Li, Guanghui and Sobriel, Karen and Berg, Rune W.},
title = {{Neural manifolds in spinal networks that orchestrate walking and stopping}},
journal = {Research Square (preprint)},
year = {2026},
month = jun,
publisher = {Research Square},
issn = {2693-5015},
doi = {10.21203/
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