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William J. Davis
Researcher at University of California, Santa Cruz
Publications - 43
Citations - 2588
William J. Davis is an academic researcher from University of California, Santa Cruz. The author has contributed to research in topics: Pleurobranchaea & Population. The author has an hindex of 32, co-authored 43 publications receiving 2571 citations. Previous affiliations of William J. Davis include University of California, Berkeley.
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Neuronal control of locomotion in the lobster,Homarus americanus
TL;DR: In this paper, a lobster walking leg is shown to be capable of controlling the direction of locomotion by proprioceptive inputs provided by passive traction and determining the periodicity of stepping.
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Command neurons in Pleurobranchaea receive synaptic feedback from the motor network they excite
TL;DR: Command neurons that cause rhythmic feeding behavior in the marine mollusc Pleurobranchaea californica have been identified in the cerebropleural ganglion (brain).
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The role of the metacerebral giant neuron in the feeding behavior ofPleurobranchaea
Rhanor Gillette,William J. Davis +1 more
TL;DR: The data collectively suggest that the metacerebral giant neurons of the molluskPleurobranchaea are members of a population of neurons that normally function to command (i.e., arouse, initiate and sustain) the rhythmic feeding behavior.
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Neural correlate of behavioral plasticity in command neurons of Pleurobranchaea.
William J. Davis,Rhanor Gillette +1 more
TL;DR: The results suggest that the command neurons of Pleurobranchaea serve as a neural locus at which an animal's behavior is modulated by past experiences and establish a neural correlate of behavioral plasticity, in the form of synaptic inhibition of thecommand neurons.
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The behavioral hierarchy of the molluskPleurobranchaea
TL;DR: In the case of Pleurobranchaea calif arnica, only two physiological variables were found to elevate the feeding response threshold; excessive mechanical stimulation (Figs. 3, 4) and satiation with food as mentioned in this paper.