... on the interplay between EtOH and behavior were paralleled at the level of the nervous system. As the neural circuits underlying tail-flipping behavior in crayfish have been intensively investigated for years, are well understood and are easily accessible ( Edwards et al., 1999 ; Herberholz et al., 2002 ), we...

... for monitoring the activity of neural circuits in unfettered, freely behaving zebrafish ( Danio rerio ). Zebrafish respond to unexpected tactile stimuli with short- or long-latency escape behaviors, which are mediated by distinct neural circuits. Using dipole electrodes immersed in the aquarium, we measured...

...D. Cofer; G. Cymbalyuk; W. J. Heitler; D. H. Edwards SUMMARY The neural circuitry and biomechanics of kicking in locusts have been studied to understand their roles in the control of both kicking and jumping. It has been hypothesized that the same neural circuit and biomechanics governed both...

...Melina E. Hale SUMMARY The startle response is a model system for examining the neural basis of behavior because of its relatively simple neural circuit organization and kinematic pattern. In fishes, the two primary types of startle behavior differ in their initial movements. In the C-start type...