Neuromechanics of multifunctionality during rejection in Aplysia californica

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 26, Issue 42, 2006, Pages 10743-10755

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

^a Case Western Reserve University   (United States)

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

^c UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^d Premier Medical Imaging   (United States)

Author keywords

Aplysia; Biomechanics; Feeding; Mechanical reconfiguration; Multifunctionality; Pattern generator

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; APLYSIA; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEEDING; INGESTION; JAW; MOLLUSC; MOUTH CAVITY; NERVE CELL; NERVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWALLOWING; ANIMAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; MASTICATORY MUSCLE; METHODOLOGY; MOUTH; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; APLYSIA; BIOMECHANICS; DEGLUTITION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; MASTICATORY MUSCLES; MOUTH;

EID: 33750950711     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: 02706474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3143-06.2006     Document Type: Article

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