Precise Temperature Compensation of Phase in a Rhythmic Motor Pattern e1000469

• Published in: PLoS biology Vol. 8; no. 8
• Main Authors: Tang, Lamont S, Goeritz, Marie L, Caplan, Jonathan S, Taylor, Adam L, Fisek, Mehmet, Marder, Eve
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: San Francisco Public Library of Science 01.08.2010
• Subjects: Animals; Behavior; Cold; Crustaceans; Neurons; Rhythm; Signal transduction; Temperature

Most animal species are cold-blooded, and their neuronal circuits must maintain function despite environmental temperature fluctuations. The central pattern generating circuits that produce rhythmic motor patterns depend on the orderly activation of circuit neurons. We describe the effects of temper...