Abstract
1. An electrophysiological analysis was made of gill ganglion neurons in Aplysia californica. 2. Gill ganglion neurons behave similarly to neurons in the abdominal ganglion (the central nervous systems; CNS) that are involved with gill withdrawal behaviors. 3. Some gill ganglion neurons are motor neurons much like those in the CNS. 4. Neurons in the gill ganglion are electronically and dye-coupled. In addition, they receive common chemical synaptic inputs from the Int-II network in the CNS. 5. Tactile stimulation of the gill or siphon evokes synaptic activity in gill ganglion neurons whether or not the CNS is present. 6. Pedal nerve stimulation results in synaptic activity in gill ganglion neurons and facilitates synaptic input evoked by tactile stimulation of the gill or siphon. 7. Antibody staining reveals serotonin-like fibers in the branchial nerve close to the gill ganglion but no cell bodies in the ganglion. 8. The gill ganglion may play a role in the mediation of adaptive gill reflex behaviors. It may be one of the loci where the CNS and peripheral nervous system (PNS) interact and form an integrated circuit to mediate gill withdrawal reflex (GWR) behaviors.
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