Neural Circuits for Peristaltic Wave Propagation in Crawling Drosophila Larvae: Analysis and Modeling

Drosophila larvae crawl by peristaltic waves of muscle contractions, which propagate along the animal body and involve the simultaneous contraction of the left and right side of each segment. Coordinated propagation of contraction does not require sensory input, suggesting that movement is generated...

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Main Authors: Julijana eGjorgjieva, Jimena eBerni, Jan Felix eEvers, Stephen eEglen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fncom.2013.00024/full