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Escape Behavior Of The Grammostola Rosea Tarantula And Phidippus Regius Spider In Response To Heat Stimuli, Madison Thomas
Escape Behavior Of The Grammostola Rosea Tarantula And Phidippus Regius Spider In Response To Heat Stimuli, Madison Thomas
Senior Honors Projects, 2010-2019
Insects respond to aversive stimuli such as wind, looming and heat by escaping in a direction opposite the stimuli. Spiders have 8 legs, which offers the spider more gait options for escape than insects, which have 6 legs. However, there are few published studies on the escape response of spiders, and there is no information that shows how location or direction of the stimulus will affect escape patterns. Therefore, the specific goal of my research was to determine the relationship between the stimulus location and direction of response in two species of spider – Regal Jumping spiders (Phidippus regius …
Contributions Of Aδ Nociceptors To The Nociceptive Withdrawal Response In Intact Unanesthetized Rats, Kristin Sammons
Contributions Of Aδ Nociceptors To The Nociceptive Withdrawal Response In Intact Unanesthetized Rats, Kristin Sammons
Senior Honors Projects, 2010-2019
The nociceptive withdrawal response (NWR), characterized by rapid withdrawal of stimulated body parts, can be evoked by stimulation of two classes of sensory nociceptors: Aδ and C-fibers. Previous studies revealed conflicting results concerning the factors that determine the direction and magnitude of the NWR. Some studies showed that the direction of the NWR depends upon stimulus location. In contrast, other studies, including those from our laboratory, showed that the direction of the NWR does not depend on stimulus location but rather is modulated by posture. However, it is likely that the heat stimuli delivered in our studies stimulated a mixture …