A rapid startle response in larval lampreys. Functional significance and neural basis of larval lamprey startle behaviour. Cranial components of startle behavior in larval and adult lampreys. Electrical activation of the pocket scratch central pattern generator in the turtle. Interruptions of fictive scratch motor rhythms by activation of cutaneous flexion reflex afferents in the turtle.
Cutaneous stimulation evokes long-lasting excitation of spinal interneurons in the turtle.
Vibration-evoked startle behavior in larval lampreys. Glutamate antagonists applied the midbody spinal cord segments reduce the excitability of the fictive rostral scratch reflex in the turtle. Glycinergic inhibition in the turtle spinal cord regulates the intensity and pattern of fictive flexion reflex motor output. Glycinergic inhibition contributes to the generation rostral scratch motor patterns in the turtle spinal cord. Reciprocal interactions in the turtle hindlimb enlargement contribute to scratch rhythmogenesis.