Electrolytic lesions within central complex neuropils of the cockroach brain affect negotiation of barriers

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 213, Issue 16, 2010, Pages 2851-2864

  Harley, C M ^a,b   Ritzmann, R E ^a  

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

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; Brain; Central complex; Cockroach; Obstacle negotiation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; BRAIN; COCKROACH; CYTOLOGY; HISTOLOGY; LIMB; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); NEUROPIL; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BRAIN; COCKROACHES; EXTREMITIES; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOVEMENT; NEUROPIL; POSTURE;

ANIMALIA; BLATTARIA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 77955625155     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.042499     Document Type: Article

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