A simplified preparation for relating cellular events to behavior: Contribution of LE and unidentified siphon sensory neurons to mediation and habituation of the Aplysia gill- and siphon-withdrawal reflex

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 2900-2913

  Frost, Lina ^a   Kaplan, Saul W ^a   Cohen, Tracey E ^a   Henzi, Victor ^a   Kandel, Eric R ^a,b,c   Hawkins, Robert D ^a,b,d  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Aplysia; dishabituation; gill withdrawal reflex; habituation; latency; learning; sensory neurons; siphon; threshold

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; APLYSIA; ARTICLE; GILL; HABITUATION; LATENT PERIOD; LEARNING; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY NERVE CELL; WITHDRAWAL REFLEX;

EID: 0030951028     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.17-08-02900.1997     Document Type: Article

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