Effects of pars intercerebralis removal on circatidal rhythm in the mangrove cricket, Apteronemobius asahinai

Aug 31, 2018Journal of comparative physiology. A, Neuroethology, sensory, neural, and behavioral physiology

Removing a brain area and its impact on tidal rhythms in mangrove crickets

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Abstract

Surgical removal of the pars intercerebralis decreased the proportion of mangrove crickets exhibiting a circatidal rhythm.

  • More than half of the crickets displayed arrhythmic activity after the removal of the pars intercerebralis.
  • Surgical removal of regions around the pars intercerebralis similarly affected locomotor activity.
  • The findings indicate that the pars intercerebralis and its surrounding regions may play a crucial role in both circadian and circatidal rhythms.
  • There may be a common neural or hormonal pathway in the pars intercerebralis and surrounding regions that influences both rhythmic patterns.

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