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3958669

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:dateCreated
1986-5-1
pubmed:abstractText
The premotor interneurones that produce coordinated abdominal movements in crayfish (Procambarus) when stimulated directly, are also 'sensorimotor'. Sets of these interneurones respond in predictable ways to touching the body surface. One set of interneurones (type I) is activated to spiking by touch, while another (type II) receives only subthreshold influences. Several of these interneurones have overlapping receptive fields on the body surface. Touching areas of overlap activates groups of interneurones which discharge at low to moderate frequencies, rather than producing a high-frequency discharge of a single cell. No single positioning interneurone has been identified which is solely responsible for a "voluntary' (spontaneous) motor programme. When active, the positioning interneurones contribute to the production of the behaviour as a member of a constellation of such cells. The results show that this motor system comprises interneurones with sensory as well as motor properties. Although single cells can produce coordinated movements when stimulated at high frequencies, these positioning interneurones appear to function as 'command elements' within a large 'command system' and not as individual units.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0022-0949
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
120
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
173-88
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1986
pubmed:articleTitle
Activity of crayfish abdominal-positioning interneurones during spontaneous and sensory-evoked movements.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't