Humans' ability to synchronize movement with auditory rhythms relies on motor networks, such as cortical areas, basal ganglia and the cerebellum, which also participate in rhythm perception and movement production. Current research has provided insights into the dependence of this action-perception coupling upon the entrainment of neuronal activity by external rhythms. At a physical level, advances on wearable robotics have enriched our understanding of the dynamical properties of the locomotor system showing evidence of mechanical entrainment. Here we defend the view that modelling brain and locomotor oscillatory activities as dynamical systems, at both neural and physical levels, provides a unified theoretical framework for the understanding of externally driven rhythmic entrainment of biological systems. To better understand the underlying mechanisms of this multi-level entrainment during locomotion, we review in a common framework the core questions related to the dynamic properties of biological oscillators and the neural bases of auditory-motor synchronization. Illustrations of our approach, using personalized auditory stimulation, to gait rehabilitation in Parkinson disease and to manipulation of runners' kinematics are presented.

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我们为什么要坚持到底？从物理原理到大脑动力学的多尺度方法。

人类使运动与听觉节奏同步的能力依赖于运动网络，例如皮质区域，基底神经节和小脑，它们也参与节奏感知和运动产生。当前的研究已经提供了这种动作-感知耦合对外部节律对神经元活动的依赖性的见解。从物理上讲，可穿戴机器人技术的进步丰富了我们对运动系统动力学特性的理解，并显示出机械夹带的迹象。在这里，我们捍卫这样一种观点，即将大脑和运动的振荡活动建模为神经和物理水平上的动力学系统，为理解外部驱动的生物系统有节奏的夹带提供了一个统一的理论框架。为了更好地理解运动过程中这种多级夹带的潜在机制，我们在一个通用框架中回顾了与生物振荡器的动态特性和听觉运动同步的神经基础有关的核心问题。展示了我们的方法的插图，该方法使用个性化的听觉刺激来使帕金森氏病步态康复并控制跑步者的运动学。