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Studying the Neural Basis of Adaptive Locomotor Behavior in Insects
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April 13, 2011
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We describe a method to record motor activity, timed to the electrically recorded tarsal contact signal in a tethered insect, walking on a slippery surface. This is used to study the neural basis of adaptive behavior under reduced influence of mechanical interaction between legs through the substrate.
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Gruhn, M., Rosenbaum, P., Bollhagen, H., Bueschges, A. Studying the Neural Basis of Adaptive Locomotor Behavior in Insects. J. Vis. Exp. (50), e2629, doi:10.3791/2629 (2011).
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