Neural Activity in the Central Complex of the Insect Brain Is Linked to Locomotor Changes

Current Biology

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 921-926

  Bender, John A ^a   Pollack, Alan J ^a   Ritzmann, Roy E ^a  

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

Author keywords

SYSNEURO

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BRAIN; COCKROACH; CYTOLOGY; HISTOLOGY; MALE; NERVE CELL; PHYSIOLOGY; SENSATION; SENSORY RECEPTOR; STIMULATION; WALKING;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BRAIN; COCKROACHES; MALE; NEURONS; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; SENSATION; SENSORY RECEPTOR CELLS; WALKING;

ANIMALIA; ARTHROPODA; BLATTARIA; GRYLLIDAE; HEXAPODA;

EID: 77953130021     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2010.03.054     Document Type: Article

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