The analytical bend of the leech

L. F. Abbott ()
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L. F. Abbott: Brandeis University

Nature, 1998, vol. 391, issue 6662, 18-19

Abstract: If you've ever tried to touch a leech, you'll know that it responds by bending away from the point of contact. In each body segment, four sensory neurons detect the location of the touch stimulus, then generate a response through a set of motor neurons. Researchers have now worked out how the leech computes the location of the stimulus, and translates this into a response. And they have found that the leech uses simple cartesian coordinates to do this.

Date: 1998
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DOI: 10.1038/34032

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