Crustacean Experimental Systems in Neurobiology

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-XIV

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2. Reviews of Crustacean Neurobiology

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Crayfish Escape Behavior: Lessons Learned

      • Franklin B. Krasne, Donald H. Edwards

      Pages 3-22

   3. Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Amine Modulation in Crustacea

      • Ronald M. Harris-Warrick, Bruce R. Johnson

      Pages 23-43

   4. Physiology of the Crustacean Cardiac Ganglion

      • Ian M. Cooke

      Pages 45-88

   5. Statocysts and Statocyst Control of Motor Pathways in Crayfish and Crabs

      • Peter J. Fraser, Peter Masakazu Takahata

      Pages 89-108

   6. The Abdominal Muscle Receptor Organ of Crayfish and Lobsters: Current Issues

      • David L. Macmillan

      Pages 109-117

   7. Neurobiology of Crustacean Walking: from Past to Future

      • Francois Clarac

      Pages 119-137

3. Introductions to the Crustacean Nervous System

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 139-139

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   2. Serotonin in Crustacean Systems: More than a Half Century of Fundamental Discoveries

      • Barbara S. Beltz, Edward A. Kravitz

      Pages 141-163

   3. The Study of Neuromodulators-Opening Pandora’s Box

      • Werner Rathmayer

      Pages 165-168

   4. The Crustacean Synapse Scene at the End of the Millennium

      • Harold L. Atwood

      Pages 169-174

   5. Synapse Specification for Regenerated Motoneurons in Crayfish muscle

      • C. K. Govind

      Pages 175-188

   6. Crustaceans as Animal Models for Olfactory Research

      • Barry W. Ache

      Pages 189-199

4. Visual Systems

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 201-201

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   2. Visual Systems: Neural Mechanisms and Visual Behavior

      • Raymon M. Glantz, W. Jon P. Barnes

      Pages 203-225

   3. Path Integration in Fiddler Crabs and Its Relation to Habitat and Social Life

      • Jochen Zeil, John Layne

      Pages 227-246

   4. The Sun, the Moon, and the Sandhopper

      • Alberto Ugolini, C. Melis, B. Tiribilli, C. Castellini

      Pages 247-260

5. Behavioral Evolution

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 261-261

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   2. Synergies Between Disparate Motor Systems: Loci For Behavioral Evolution

      • Dorothy H. Paul, Zen Faulkes, Brian L. Antonsen

      Pages 263-282

This book represents Part 2 of a venture started by distinguished neuroscientists to visualize and advertise the experimentally advantageous preparations of the crustacean nervous system. The advantage is a combination of ease of dissection of key structures and the possibility of repeatedly accessing identified individual cells to measure the detailed response of the system to the experimentally imposed stimulus program. Of course, the neurosciences have to focus their research on the nervous system of mammals and man in order to understand the principles of function and their regulation if malfunctions occur. This is in line with efforts to investigate nervous systems throughout the animal kingdom. The specific potential of the encountered systems for exploratory research into hitherto unexplained functions of the brain may very well be a key to new insights. The simply organized nervous system of crustaceans performs tasks of vital importance imposed on the organism. Hence this system consists of a complete set of neural circuitry open for inspection and measurement by systematic investigation. The first volume, The Crustacean Nervous System, contains exhaustive reports on experimental work from all sectors of neuroscience using crayfish and lobsters. This second volume, Crustacean Experimental Systems in Neurobiology", contains excellent reviews on significant topics in neurobiology. Each section is introduced by short texts written by the section editors of the Crustacean Nervous System. More, prominent authors explain their approach to understanding the brain using a selection of experiments involving visual orientation, neuromuscular systems and identification of principles of neural processing.

• Crustaceans
• Crustaceen
• Physiologie
• behavior
• nervous system
• neuro
• neurobiology
• physiology
• Model invertebrates

• Institute of Zoology and Museum Neurophysiology, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

  Konrad Wiese

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