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Part 1 is the first in a series of videos going over the fundamentals of how humans walk. We
start with the very basics of what walking entails and some nuances of why it is special
in humans.
start with the very basics of what walking entails and some nuances of why it is special
in humans.
Links to key references:
View Lessons from Unusual Gait by Dr. Edison Miyawaki.
Niemitz, C. (2010). The evolution of the upright posture and gait-a review and a new synthesis. Naturwissenschaften, 97(3), 241–263. @/s00114-009-0637-3
In Part 2, I describe the various reflexes and responses required to maintain an upright posture.
Further reading:
Kandel ER. Principles of Neural Science. 5th ed. / edited by Eric R. Kandel [and others]; art editor, Sarah Mack. McGraw-Hill Medical; 2013.
Nutt J.G., Marsden C.D., Thompson P.D (1993). Human walking and higher-level gait disorders, particularly in the elderly. Neurology (Vol. 43(2), pp. 268-79). doi: 10.1212/wnl.43.2.268.
MacKinnon, C. D. (2018). Sensorimotor anatomy of gait, balance, and falls. In Handbook of Clinical Neurology (Vol. 159, pp. 3–26). Elsevier B.V. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-444-63 .
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