Neural Control of Walking Balance

In Brief Many different corrective reactions can be used to regain balance during walking. However, the nervous system does not hesitate to decide which reaction will be used. A rule-based finite state control system that preselects appropriate reactions is a practical way to simplify this task. The proposed model suggests that much of this is achieved by groups of spinal interneurons. Balance control during walking can be viewed as a finite state control system governed by groups of spinal interneurons.