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Encoding of small-scale air motion dynamics in the cricket, Acheta domesticus

Year: 2022

Type: article

Abstract: A set of sensory interneurons that have been studied for over 30 years by several different research groups were discovered to have previously unknown encoding characteristics. As well as encoding the direction of bulk airflow with a coarse-coding scheme as shown in previous studies, these interneurons are also responsive to very small-scale, directionally complex air current waveforms. This feature sensitivity can be understood in terms of the cells' complex dendritic branching patterns.

Source: Journal of Neurophysiology

DOI: 10.1152/jn.00042.2022

Authors: Jonas Mulder-Rosi, John P. Miller

Institution: Montana State University

Language: English

Topic: Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research

Subfield: Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience

Field: Neuroscience

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: green

Funders: National Science Foundation, Directorate for Engineering, Division of Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation

Awards: G2172883376, G2897273873, G8841122858