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Science 13 August 1971:
Vol. 173. no. 3997, pp. 645 - 650
DOI: 10.1126/science.173.3997.645
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Neuronal Circuit Mediating Escape Responses in Crayfish

Robert S. Zucker 1, Donald Kennedy 1, and Allen I. Selverston 2

1 Departnment of Biological Sciences and Neurological Sciences Program, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305
2 Department of Biology, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla 92037

The neuronal circuit underlying rapid abdominal flexion in response to phasic tactile stimulation comprises identified afferents, interneurons of two orders, a decision unit, and several motor neurons. The circuit is organized hierarchically as a " cascade" in which electrical synapses predominate at higher levels. Behavioral habituation results from lability at chemical junctions early in the pathway.


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