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Science 11 March 1977:
Vol. 195. no. 4282, pp. 1006 - 1008
DOI: 10.1126/science.841322
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Science, Vol 195, Issue 4282, 1006-1008
Copyright © 1977 by American Association for the Advancement of Science

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Ecdysis: neural orchestration of a complex behavioral performance

Carlson JR and D Bentley

Cricket ecdysis (molting) requires continuously changing output in hundreds of motoneurons over a period of several hours, and exhibits considerable plasticity. Despite this complexity, analysis of identified motor units reveals a highly organized three-layered infrastructure, and indicates that the "small system" paradigm currently applied to simple invertebrate motor programs can be extended to much more sophisticated behavioral performances.


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