| Literature DB >> 221982 |
Abstract
A small neuronal network in the lobster stomatogastric ganglion, composed of impulse-producing motor neurons, gives rise to cyclic patterned outputs. This network continues to generate its cyclic motor program if impulse production within the ganglion is blocked. Continuously graded, nonimpulse-mediated, chemical synaptic transmission is suffucient to coordinate neuronal activity in a functioning pattern generator.Entities:
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Year: 1979 PMID: 221982 DOI: 10.1126/science.221982
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Science ISSN: 0036-8075 Impact factor: 47.728