Author response: Phase-specific premotor inhibition modulates leech rhythmic motor output

eLife AssessmentThe medicinal leech preparation is an amenable system in which to understand the neural basis of locomotion.Here, a previously identified non-spiking neuron was studied in leech and found to alter the mean firing frequency of a crawl-related motoneuron, which fires during the contraction phase of crawling.The findings are valuable, and the experiments were diligently done and considered solid.The results lay a foundation for additional studies in this system.