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The Journal of Neurophysiology Vol. 84 No. 6 December 2000, pp. 3043-3055
Copyright ©2000 by the American Physiological Society

Convergence of Multimodal Sensory Input Onto Higher-Level Neurons of the Crayfish Olfactory Pathway

DeForest Mellon Jr.

Department of Biology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22901

Mellon Jr., DeForest Convergence of Multimodal Sensory Input Onto Higher-Level Neurons of the Crayfish Olfactory Pathway. J. Neurophysiol. 84: 3043-3055, 2000. Intracellular electrophysiological studies of lateral protocerebral interneurons (LPIs) in the crayfish Procambarus clarkii have revealed convergence of multimodal sensory information onto these higher-level cells of the crustacean central olfactory pathway. Antennular stimulation by odors or electrical shocks generates excitatory-inhibitory sequences in some LPIs as does electrical or hydrodynamic stimulation of the antennae. Photic stimulation of the ipsilateral compound eye generates excitatory responses in LPIs, usually in the form of trains of impulse bursts that are timed to the peaks of the spontaneous oscillatory activity that characterizes these neurons. Focal electrical stimulation of the olfactory lobe, the termination point of antennular afferent input, or the accessory lobe, where higher-level visual and tactile inputs converge, also generates brief excitation and a delayed, prolonged inhibition in LPIs. Both phases of this activity are thought to be transmitted to the lateral protocerebrum via deutocerebral projection neurons, which have extensive dendritic arborizations in the olfactory lobe and the accessory lobe. The excitatory pathway is thought to synapse directly with target LPIs, whereas the inhibitory pathway is probably indirect and mediated through GABAergic interneurons within the lateral protocerebrum. There is evidence that both presynaptic and postsynaptic inhibition suppress activity in LPIs. Preliminary observations suggest that a small cluster of neurons adjacent to the hemi-ellipsoid body are inhibitory to LPI activity. Multimodal inhibitory and excitatory modulation of LPI activity may play a part in the contextual identification of odors in the crayfish olfactory system.




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