Behavior and Its Neural Control in Gastropod Molluscs
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: June 2002
Language: eng
Number of pages: 336
ISBN-13: 9780195113143
First sentence: The different types of organization in the nervous system reflect adaptations for more efficient communication between neurons and between neurons and peripheral targets.
Description: (Publisher-supplied data) During the past quarter century, there has been a tremendous expansion in our knowledge about gastropods, their behavior and their neurobiology. We can understand a great deal about mammaliam nervous systems by studying the relatively larger and simpler structure of the gastropod nervous system. Behavior and its Neural Control in Gastropod Molluscs first reviews the broader aspects of molluscan biology and draws attention to the special features of the gastropod nervous system. The book then examines different types of behavior, reviewing progress in understanding the mechanisms of neural control, and emphasizing cases in which control can be attributed to identified neurons and indentified neural circuits.