Fifty years ago CAG Wiersma established that the giant axons of the crayfish nerve cord
drive tail-flip escape responses. The circuitry that includes these giant neurons has now …

The manner in which quadrupeds change their locomotive patterns—walking, trotting, and
galloping—with changing speed is poorly understood. In this paper, we provide evidence for …

Crayfish are equipped with two prominent neural circuits that control rapid, stereotyped
escape behaviors. Central to these circuits are bilateral pairs of giant neurons that …

We have characterized the behavioural patterns of crayfish during agonistic bouts between
groups of crayfish of four different body lengths (9–19, 20–32, 41–48 and 69–75 mm) to …

Coincidence detection is important for functions as diverse as Hebbian learning, binaural
localization, and visual attention. We show here that extremely precise coincidence …

The lateral giant (LG) escape circuit of crayfish mediates a coordinated escape triggered by
strong attack to the abdomen. The LG circuit is one of the best understood of small systems …

The lateral giant (LG)-mediated escape behavior of the crayfish habituates readily on
repetitive sensory stimulation. Recent studies suggested that the biogenic amines serotonin …

Crayfish (Procambarus clarkii) have bilateral pairs of giant interneurons that control rapid
escape movements in response to predatory threats. The medial giant neurons (MGs) can …

The information that coordinates movements of swimmerets on different segments of the
crayfish abdomen is conducted by interneurons that originate in each abdominal ganglion …

Crayfish escapes from threatening stimuli to the abdomen by tailflipping upwards and
forwards. This lateral giant (LG)-mediated escape reaction habituates readily upon repetitive …