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Physiological changes of premotor nonspiking interneurons in the central compensation of eyestalk posture following unilateral sensory ablation in crayfish

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We investigated how the physiological characteristics and synaptic activities of nonspiking giant interneurons (NGIs), which integrate sensory inputs in the brain and send synaptic outputs to oculomotor neurons innervating eyestalk muscles, changed after unilateral ablation of the statocyst in order to clarify neuronal mechanisms underlying the central compensation process in crayfish. The input resistance and membrane time constant in recovered animals that restored the original symmetrical eyestalk posture 2 weeks after operation were significantly greater than those immediately after operation on the operated side whereas in non-recovered animals only the membrane time constant showed a significant increase. On the intact side, both recovered and non-recovered animals showed no difference. The frequency of synaptic activity showed a complex pattern of change on both sides depending on the polarity of the synaptic potential. The synaptic activity returned to the bilaterally symmetrical level in recovered animals while bilateral asymmetry remained in non-recovered ones. These results suggest that the central compensation of eyestalk posture following unilateral impairment of the statocyst is subserved by not only changes in the physiological characteristics of the NGI membrane but also the activity of neuronal circuits presynaptic to NGIs.

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We thank Dr. N. Hama for helpful comments and suggestions. We also gratefully acknowledge anonymous reviewers for their constructive criticisms and suggestions. This work was supported in part by a Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (No.17370024) from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan.

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Fujisawa, K., Takahata, M. Physiological changes of premotor nonspiking interneurons in the central compensation of eyestalk posture following unilateral sensory ablation in crayfish. J Comp Physiol A 193, 127–140 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00359-006-0175-9

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