The complexity of small circuits: the stomatogastric nervous system

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

12-1-2016

Abstract

The crustacean stomatogastric nervous system is a long-standing test bed for studies of circuit dynamics and neuromodulation. We give a brief update on the most recent work on this system, with an emphasis on the broader implications for understanding neural circuits. In particular, we focus on new findings underlining that different levels of dynamics taking place at different time scales all interact in multiple ways. Dynamics due to synaptic and intrinsic neuronal properties, neuromodulation, and long-term gene expression-dependent regulation are not independent, but influence each other. Extensive research on the stomatogastric system shows that these dynamic interactions convey robustness to circuit operation, while facilitating the flexibility of producing multiple circuit outputs.

Identifier

84978743972 (Scopus)

Publication Title

Current Opinion in Neurobiology

External Full Text Location

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conb.2016.07.005

e-ISSN

18736882

ISSN

09594388

PubMed ID

27450880

First Page

1

Last Page

7

Volume

41

Grant

MH060605

Fund Ref

National Institutes of Health

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