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Insect Flight as a System for the Study of the Development of Neuronal Connections

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Experimental Analysis of Insect Behaviour

Abstract

Behavioural acts result from patterns of activity in the nervous system and this implies a certain ordering of connections between neurones. The developmental process by which correct contacts between neurones are established must require considerable accuracy and, by investigating the way in which these connections are formed during development, it may be possible to determine the rules which regulate the growth of nerve terminals in the neuropile. In order to do this, it is necessary first to make an exact description of a set of connections and their development. The appearance of a new behaviour pattern implies that new neuronal circuitry has become functional, and this should provide a basis for making this description. This review examines the development of the neural control of locust flight to determine whether it is a suitable system for such an investigation.

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  1. Department of Neurobiology, Research School of Biological Sciences, Australian National University, Canberra, A.C.T., Australia

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Altman, J.S., Tyrer, N.M. (1974). Insect Flight as a System for the Study of the Development of Neuronal Connections. In: Barton Browne, L. (eds) Experimental Analysis of Insect Behaviour. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-86666-1_12

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