Corollary discharge is an important brain function that allows animals to distinguish external
from self-generated signals, which is critical to sensorimotor coordination. Since discovery of …

The ability to detect time intervals and temporal patterns is critical to some of the most
fundamental computations the brain performs, including the ability to communicate and …

Selection (1859), Darwin paid special attention to difficulties with his theory, devoting an
entire chapter to the subject. The evolution of electrogenesis was one such area of concern …

The coding of stimulus information into patterns of spike times occurs widely in sensory
systems. Determining how temporally coded information is decoded by central neurons is …

In this chapter we provide a description of the cerebellum in nonmammalian vertebrates.
This includes comparative aspects of gross morphology, connectivity in the cerebellar …

Synaptic transmission is highly dependent on recent activity and can lead to depression or
facilitation of synaptic strength. This phenomenon is called “short-term synaptic plasticity” …

Mormyrid electric fish communicate using a fixed electric organ discharge (EOD) produced
with a variable sequence of pulse intervals (SPI). Through a combination of spike train …

The brown ghost knifefish, Apteronotus leptorhynchus, is a model wave-type gymnotiform
used extensively in neuroethological studies. As all weakly electric fish, they produce an …

Mormyrid weakly electric fish produce short, pulse-type electric organ discharges for actively
probing their environment and to communicate with conspecifics. Animals emit sequences of …

Mormyrid fishes communicate using pulses of electricity, conveying information about their
identity, behavioral state, and location. They have long been used as neuroethological …