Behavior and Its Neural Control in Gastropod Molluscs

Download or read book Behavior and Its Neural Control in Gastropod Molluscs written by Ronald Chase and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2002-07-18 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the past quarter century, there has been a tremendous expansion in our knowledge about gastropods, their behavior and their neurobiology. We can understand a great deal about mammalian nervous systems by studying the relatively larger and simpler structure of the gastropod nervous system. Behavior and Its Neural Control in Gastropod Molluscs first reviews the broader aspects of molluscan biology and draws attention to the special features of the gastropod nervous system. The book then examines different types of behavior, reviewing progress in understanding the mechanisms of neural control, and emphasizing cases in which control can be attributed to identified neurons and identified neural circuits.