Intracellular and extracellular recording, stimulation and dye-filling techniques will be used to examine the organization and activities of the postural interneurons that generate abdominal motor responses initiated by mechanical stimulation of a swimmeret appendage in the lobster abdomen. The experiments will examine how specific mechanosensory afferents excite and/or inhibit the postural interneurons that produce motor responses. Electrophysiological and morphological techniques will be used to characterize many of the swimmeret mechanoreceptors. The results will provide detailed information concerning how specific mechanoreceptors affect the activity of the postural interneurons to produce specific postural motor neuron responses.

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Type
Research Project (R01)
Project #
2R01NS019983-04
Application #
3400126
Study Section
Neurological Sciences Subcommittee 1 (NLS)
Project Start
1983-07-01
Project End
1989-08-31
Budget Start
1986-09-01
Budget End
1987-08-31
Support Year
4
Fiscal Year
1986
Total Cost
Indirect Cost
Name
Rutgers University
Department
Type
Schools of Arts and Sciences
DUNS #
038633251
City
New Brunswick
State
NJ
Country
United States
Zip Code
08901