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Title:

Synaptic convergence of afferent inputs in primary infrared-sensitive nucleus (LTTD) neurons of rattlesnakes (Crotalinae as the origin for sensory contrast enhancement

Document type:
Article
Author(s):
Bothe, Maximilian S.; Luksch, Harald; Straka, Hans; Kohl, Tobias
Abstract:
Pitvipers have a specialized sensory system in the upper jaw to detect infrared (IR) radiation. The bilateral pit organs resemble simple pinhole cameras that map IR objects onto the sensory epithelium as blurred representations of the environment. Trigeminal afferents transmit information about changing temperature patterns as neuronal spike discharge in a topographic manner to the hindbrain nucleus of the lateral descending trigeminal tract (LTTD). A presumed, yet so far unknown neuronal connec...     »
Keywords:
Pit organ; EPSP; IPSP; Organotopic organization; Contrast enhancement
Journal title:
JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY
Year:
2018
Journal volume:
221
Month:
SEP
Journal issue:
17
Language:
English
Fulltext / DOI:
doi:10.1242/jeb.185611
Publisher:
COMPANY BIOLOGISTS LTD
Print-ISSN:
0022-0949
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