Experimental setup and recordings. Schematic representation of the spinal cord pathways under study.Right, A stimulated muscle afferent contacts a short chain of two interneurons (PAD INs) responsible for PAD. The PAD is mediated by an axoaxonic synapse located at the terminal of a muscle afferent recorded with a micropipette. This pathway is stimulated, whereas the CPG for locomotion is activated.Left, Averaged PAD recorded intra-axonally in a FDHL group I fiber (Intra, black trace) evoked by a stimulation of PBSt (3 p, 5 T, 300 Hz) superimposed on the extra-cellular potential (Extra, gray trace) evoked by the same stimulation.