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@article{Nolen:1984, abstract = {Flying crickets avoid sources of ultrasound, possibly echolocating bats, by making rapid steering movements that turn them away from the stimulus. Electrical stimulation of a single, identified sensory interneuron (Int-1) elicits avoidance steering; depressing its response to ultrasound abolishes avoidance steering. Int-1 is necessary and sufficient for this behavior but only while the cricket is in flight. Thus, the sufficiency of Int-1 for eliciting this behavior is contingent on behavioral context.}, author = {Nolen, T. G.}, citeulike-article-id = {1627741}, journal = {Science}, keywords = {acoustic, activity, afferentphysiology, and, animal, animals, avoidance, bibtex-import, electric, flight, govt, interneuronsphysiology, laterality, learning, membrane, motor, neurons, orthopteraphysiology, phs, potentials, research, stimulation, support, ultrasonics, us}, month = {Nov}, number = {4677}, pages = {992--4}, posted-at = {2007-09-06 15:22:45}, priority = {2}, title = {Initiation of behavior by single neurons: the role of behavioral context.}, volume = {226}, year = {1984} }

TY - JOUR ID - Nolen:1984 L3 - citeulike-article-id:1627741 N2 - Flying crickets avoid sources of ultrasound, possibly echolocating bats, by making rapid steering movements that turn them away from the stimulus. Electrical stimulation of a single, identified sensory interneuron (Int-1) elicits avoidance steering; depressing its response to ultrasound abolishes avoidance steering. Int-1 is necessary and sufficient for this behavior but only while the cricket is in flight. Thus, the sufficiency of Int-1 for eliciting this behavior is contingent on behavioral context. IS - 4677 JF - Science EP - 4 TI - Initiation of behavior by single neurons: the role of behavioral context. VL - 226 SP - 992 KW - acoustic KW - activity KW - afferentphysiology KW - and KW - animal KW - animals KW - avoidance KW - bibtex-import KW - electric KW - flight KW - govt KW - interneuronsphysiology KW - laterality KW - learning KW - membrane KW - motor KW - neurons KW - orthopteraphysiology KW - phs KW - potentials KW - research KW - stimulation KW - support KW - ultrasonics KW - us AU - Nolen, TG PY - 1984/Nov// ER -