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The giant escape neurons of crayfish: Past discoveries and present opportunities

Crayfish are equipped with two prominent neural circuits that control rapid, stereotyped escape behaviors. Central to these circuits are bilateral pairs of giant neurons that transverse the nervous system and generate escape tail-flips in opposite directions away from threatening stimuli.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Herberholz, Jens
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9808059/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36605900
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2022.1052354
Descripción
Sumario:Crayfish are equipped with two prominent neural circuits that control rapid, stereotyped escape behaviors. Central to these circuits are bilateral pairs of giant neurons that transverse the nervous system and generate escape tail-flips in opposite directions away from threatening stimuli.