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An In Vivo Assay For Simultaneous Monitoring Of Neuronal Activity And Behavioral Output In The Stomatogastric Nervous System Of Decapod Crustaceans, Wolfgang Stein, Florian Diehl
An In Vivo Assay For Simultaneous Monitoring Of Neuronal Activity And Behavioral Output In The Stomatogastric Nervous System Of Decapod Crustaceans, Wolfgang Stein, Florian Diehl
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Central pattern generators (CPGs) generate rhythmic output patterns and drive vital behaviors such as breathing, swallowing, locomotion and chewing 1-10. While most insights into the rhythm generating mechanisms of CPGs have been derived from isolated nervous system preparations, the relationship between neural activity and corresponding behavioral expression is often unclear. The stomatogastric system of decapod crustaceans is one of the best characterized neural system for motor pattern generation 9-12 and many mechanisms of motor pattern generation and selection have been discovered in this system. Since most studies are limited to the isolated nervous system, little is known about the …