The monosynaptic stretch reflex is a fundamental feature of sensory–motor organization in
most animal groups. In isolation, it serves largely as a negative feedback devoted to postural …

The crustacean swimmeret system includes a distributed set of local circuits that individually
control movements of one jointed limb. These modular local circuits occur in pairs in each …

Interjoint coordination in multi-jointed limbs is essential for the generation of functional
locomotor patterns. Here we have focused on the role that sensory signals from the coxa …

This review summarizes the contribution to neurobiology achieved through the use of
invertebrate preparations in the second half of the 20th century. This fascinating period was …

Conclusion Presynaptic inhibition is a widespread mechanism among invertebrates and its
study has developed quite independently from that which has occurred in vertebrates …

In the stick insect Carausius morosus identified nonspiking interneurons (type E4) were
investigated in the mesothoracic ganglion during intraand intersegmental reflexes and …

Cockroaches were induced to walk or search for a foothold while they were tethered above
a glass plate made slick with microtome oil. We combined kinematic analysis of leg joint …

An in vitro preparation of the crayfish nervous system has been utilized to study an interjoint
reflex pathway and its variability during rhythmic locomotor activity. The coxo‐basal …

This article reviews the principles that rule the organization of motor commands that have
been described over the past five decades in crayfish. The adaptation of motor behaviors …

In inactive stick insects, sensory information from the femoral chordotonal organ (fCO) about
position and movement of the femur-tibia joint is transferred via local nonspiking …