On the Role of the Head Ganglia in Posture and Walking in Insects

In insects, locomotion is the result of rhythm generating thoracic circuits and their modulation by sensory reflexes and by inputs from the two head ganglia, the cerebral and the gnathal ganglia (GNG), which act as higher order neuronal centers playing different functions in the initiation, goal-dir...

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Main Authors: Stav Emanuel, Maayan Kaiser, Hans-Joachim Pflueger, Frederic Libersat
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fphys.2020.00135/full