Abstract
ABSTRACT The cerebral ventral 1 (CV1) interneurones of Lymnaea occurred as a population of at least three in each ganglion, all with similar morphologies. Steady depolarization of a CV1 cell led to initiation and maintenance of rhythmic feeding motor output from the buccal ganglia. CV1 interneurones produced facilitating excitatory postsynaptic potentials in N1 interneurones of the buccal central pattern generator for feeding. Connections with N2 interneurones were not found. The CV1 population could be separated into two subgroups. CVla received strong synaptic feedback in phase with the buccal rhythm, leading to strong bursting during generation of feeding motor output. CVlb received only weak feedback, and often fired continuously when depolarized. Unitary inhibitory postsynaptic potentials were characteristic of all CV1 neurones, but were only visible in CVlb when it was depolarized. These inputs are thought to arise indirectly from the buccal central pattern generator. The CV1 population is probably homologous with similar neurones in other gastropod species.
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