Figure 2.

Recording and analysis of peak forces. (A) Image of a rat on the sensor mat immediately before jumping to the next level. (B) Activated units on sensor mat at a certain time point. Forces are conveyed at both hind paws and shown with the resolution of single detectors (blue squares). The region of interest of the ipsilateral and contralateral paw is allocated manually (see large red and green rectangle). (C) Dynamic forces detected at both hind paws over the past 4 seconds before jumping. Arrows indicate the maximum force directly before the rat is leaving the sensor mat when jumping to the next level. The value of the max. force at the very end of the trace is used for further analysis (% of contralateral).