Neuromechanics of coordination during swallowing in Aplysia californica

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1470-1485

  Ye, Hui ^a,d   Morton, Douglas W ^b,e   Chiel, Hillel J ^a,b,c  

^a Case Western Reserve University   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^e Premier Medical Imaging   (United States)

Author keywords

Aplysia; Biomechanics; Feeding; Mechanical context; Motor coordination; Pattern generator

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; APLYSIA; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CELL ACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; KINEMATICS; MOTONEURON; MOTOR COORDINATION; MOUTH CAVITY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE INNERVATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWALLOWING;

ANIMALS; APLYSIA; BIOMECHANICS; DEGLUTITION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; JAW; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR NEURONS; MOUTH; MUSCLES;

EID: 32544438267     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3691-05.2006     Document Type: Article

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