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Research
Latest papers
Task specificity of local load feedback depends on intersegmental information in an insect walking system.
Journal of neurophysiology · 2026
Compensatory scaling of modulatory neural populations in response to motor challenges.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2026 · senior author
Unlocking new mechanisms for future ALS therapies: early interventions with cholinergic antagonists reduce neuromuscular decline.
Journal of neurophysiology · 2025 · senior author
Latest funding
- $956,250
Age-Related Proprioceptive Decline and Postural Stability in Locomotion
CIHR · 2025 · Nominated PI
- $688,500
Sensory control of muscle synergies during walking
CIHR · 2018 · Nominated PI
- $140,000
Crossed reflex pathways and their role during locomotor behavior in mice
NSERC · 2015 · Principal investigator
30 publications.
Task specificity of local load feedback depends on intersegmental information in an insect walking system.
Ruthe A, Özyer A, Morozova A, Akay T, Büschges A
Compensatory scaling of modulatory neural populations in response to motor challenges.
Wells TL, Galani M, Popoli R, Zagoraiou L, Akay T
Unlocking new mechanisms for future ALS therapies: early interventions with cholinergic antagonists reduce neuromuscular decline.
Popoli R, Wells TL, Akay T
Widespread innervation of motoneurons by spinal V3 neurons globally amplifies locomotor output in mice.
Zhang H, Deska-Gauthier D, MacKay CS, Hari K, Lucas-Osma AM, Borowska-Fielding J, Letawsky RL, Rancic V, Akay T, Fenrich KK, Bennett DJ, Zhang Y
Multimodal sensory control of motor performance by glycinergic interneurons of the mouse spinal cord deep dorsal horn.
Gradwell MA, Ozeri-Engelhard N, Eisdorfer JT, Laflamme OD, Gonzalez M, Upadhyay A, Medlock L, Shrier T, Patel KR, Aoki A, Gandhi M, Abbas-Zadeh G, Oputa O, Thackray JK, Ricci M, George A, Yusuf N, Keating J, Imtiaz Z, Alomary SA, Bohic M, Haas M, Hernandez Y, Prescott SA, Akay T, Abraira VE
Distinct roles of spinal commissural interneurons in transmission of contralateral sensory information.
Laflamme OD, Markin SN, Deska-Gauthier D, Banks R, Zhang Y, Danner SM, Akay T
Distinct roles of spinal commissural interneurons in transmission of contralateral sensory information.
Laflamme OD, Markin SN, Banks R, Zhang Y, Danner SM, Akay T
Muscle spindles and their role in maintaining robust locomotion.
Santuz A, Akay T
ERR2 and ERR3 promote the development of gamma motor neuron functional properties required for proprioceptive movement control.
Khan MN, Cherukuri P, Negro F, Rajput A, Fabrowski P, Bansal V, Lancelin C, Lee TI, Bian Y, Mayer WP, Akay T, Müller D, Bonn S, Farina D, Marquardt T
The brain integrates proprioceptive information to ensure robust locomotion.
Santuz A, Laflamme OD, Akay T
Age-Related Proprioceptive Decline and Postural Stability in Locomotion
Principal investigators: Akay, Turgay
Keywords: Aging; Dynamic Stability; Electromyogram; Locomotion; Motion Analysis; Mouse Genetics; Proprioception
Sensory control of muscle synergies during walking
Principal investigators: Akay, Turgay
Keywords: Genetics; In Vivo Electrophysiology; Locomotion; Muscle Synergies; Sensory Feedback; Spinal Cord
Crossed reflex pathways and their role during locomotor behavior in mice
Principal investigators: Akay, Turgay
From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.
Frequent collaborators
- Medical Neuroscience
- Pharmacologie - Physiologie
- Obstétrique et gynécologie
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