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Midbrain neuronal activity that correlated with the initiation of locomotion produced by hypothalamic stimulation was studied. Locomotion was elicited by electrical stimulation in the perifornical hypothalamus of 59 rats anesthetized with Nembutal. The first hindlimb extension indexed stepping onset. Single and multiple neurons were recorded ipsilateral to the stimulation site at 2230 sites in the...