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  • Title: Escape behaviour: reciprocal inhibition ensures effective escape trajectory.
    Author: Sillar KT.
    Journal: Curr Biol; 2009 Aug 25; 19(16):R697-9. PubMed ID: 19706281.
    Abstract:
    When a zebrafish makes a fast escape response, Mauthner cells directly activate contralateral spinal interneurons which feed reciprocal inhibition to motorneurons on the stimulated side. Ablation of these interneurons in transgenic animals impairs escape responses, indicating their crucial role in survival.
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