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Neural Circuit Recording from an Intact Cockroach Nervous System
JoVE Journal
Neuroscience
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JoVE Journal Neuroscience
Neural Circuit Recording from an Intact Cockroach Nervous System
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10:51 min

November 04, 2013

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Chapters

  • 00:05Title
  • 01:31Preparing P. americana for Electrophysiology
  • 03:58Making Extracellular Recordings
  • 06:43Electrically Stimulating the Sensory Nerves to Determine Recruitment
  • 09:02Recordings from Connectives between A3 and A5
  • 10:14Conclusion

Summary

Automatic Translation

This article describes the cockroach ventral nerve cord dissection and extracellular recordings from the cercal nerve and connectives. Evoked responses are generated by electrical stimulation of the cercal nerve or direct mechanical stimulation of the cerci.

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