Workshop: Evolution of Motor Patterns on June 5-6, 2007 at Arlington, VA

研讨会：运动模式的演变，2007 年 6 月 5 日至 6 日在弗吉尼亚州阿灵顿举行

• 批准号: 0716834
• 负责人: Peter Wainwright
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: University of California-Davis
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2007
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2007-05-01 至 2009-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0716834&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Workshop; Evolution; Motor; Patterns; June

Motor patterns are the sequence and intensity of muscle use that coordinate the movements characteristic of the sophisticated behaviors that animals are capable of, such as locomotion, feeding and vocalization. While motor patterns are seen as a foundational element of behavior, the difficulties associated with learning about their molecular, cellular and developmental basis have limited our ability to understand their evolution. A workshop will be convened to discuss this problem in the light of recent advances in developmental genetics, genomics, and comparative biology. About 20 experts in related disciplines will meet for two days to address basic problems and recommend promising directions for understanding the mechanistic basis of motor pattern evolution. It is expected that particularly promising animal systems for integrative approaches will be identified, and that recommendations will be made regarding which methods can provide key insights into this aspect of nervous system evolution. The workshop will produce a review article to be published in a high-profile scientific journal and a glossy format workshop report that will be suitable for broad distribution to individual educational units and at scientific conferences. These publications will help to identify and direct future research efforts, and will reach out to educate a broad audience about the fundamental nature of behavioral evolution.

运动模式是肌肉使用的顺序和强度，协调动物能够进行的复杂行为的运动特征，如运动、进食和发声。虽然运动模式被视为行为的基本元素，但与了解它们的分子、细胞和发育基础相关的困难限制了我们理解它们进化的能力。将召开一次研讨会，根据发育遗传学、基因组学和比较生物学的最新进展来讨论这一问题。大约20名相关学科的专家将举行为期两天的会议，解决基本问题，并为理解运动模式进化的机制基础提出有希望的方向。预计将确定用于综合方法的特别有希望的动物系统，并将提出关于哪些方法可以为神经系统进化的这一方面提供关键见解的建议。讲习班将编写一篇评论文章，发表在一份备受瞩目的科学期刊上，并编写一份精美的研讨会报告，以便广泛分发给各个教育单位和科学会议。这些出版物将有助于确定和指导未来的研究工作，并将接触到教育广泛的受众关于行为进化的基本性质。