| AEP | anterior extreme position |
| AFO | adaptive frequency oscillator |
| AFDC | adaptation through fast dynamical coupling |
| AHM | artificial hormone mechanism |
| CoT | cost of transport |
| CPG | central pattern generator |
| CX | central complex |
| DOF | degree of freedom |
| EB | ellipsoid body |
| FB | fan-shaped body |
| GRF | ground reaction force |
| KCs | Kenyon cells |
| IK | inverse kinematics |
| MBs | mushroom bodies |
| PB | protocerebral bridge |
| PEP | posterior extreme position |
| PM | phase modulation |
| PR | phase resetting |
| STDP | spike-timing-dependent plasticity |