Hydra vulgaris shows stable responses to thermal stimulation despite large changes in the number of neurons
Constantine N. Tzouanas, Soonyoung Kim, Krishna N. Badhiwala, Benjamin W. Avants, Jacob T. Robinson
Abstract
provides a powerful model for studying how animals maintain stable sensory-motor responses within dynamic neural circuits and may lead to the development of general principles for injury-tolerant neural architectures.
Topics & Concepts
Lernaean HydraNeuroscienceBiological neural networkNeuroplasticityStimulationNeural activityBiologyCell biologyMarine Invertebrate Physiology and EcologyPlanarian Biology and ElectrostimulationNeurobiology and Insect Physiology Research