Functional organization and adaptability of a decision-making network in Aplysia

Frontiers in Neuroscience

Volumn , Issue JULY, 2012, Pages

  Nargeot, Romuald ^a,b   Simmers, John ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^b UMR 5287   (France)

Author keywords

Aplysia; Central pattern generator; Feeding behavior; Learning; Motor pattern selection; Occasion setting; Oscillatory properties; Plasticity

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; APLYSIA; CPG ISLAND; DECISION MAKING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; LEARNING; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR NERVE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); NERVE CELL MEMBRANE STEADY POTENTIAL; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW; SENSORY NERVE CELL; STIMULUS;

EID: 84865077340     PISSN: 16624548     EISSN: 1662453X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2012.00113     Document Type: Review

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