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Identification of oscillatory firing neurons associated with locomotion in the earthworm through synapse imaging.

Shimoi T, Mizutani K, Kojima D, Kitamura Y, Hotta K, Ogawa H, Oka K.

Neuroscience. 2014 Mar 19;268C:149-158. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2014.03.016.

Highlights

• FM1-43 dye was utilized as a screening tool for locomotory neurons in the earthworm.
• Labeled synapses were associated with sensory feedback from the body wall for octopamine-induced locomotion.
• Paired neurons (OPPs) were identified.
• OPP firing was synchronized with locomotor rhythm.
• OPPs projected to the peripheral tracts.