Neural modulation: following your own rhythm.
Recent studies of an invertebrate neural circuit show how presynaptic inhibition can play a key role in the generation of oscillatory activity, and can allow the directly affected axon terminal to engage in rhythmic activity independently of the rest of the neuron.
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Volen Center, Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts 02254, USA.
D000818:Animals; D003386:Brachyura; D004064:Digestive System / Q000294:innervation; D017952:Ganglia, Invertebrate / Q000502:physiology; D009433:Neural Inhibition; D009474:Neurons / Q000502:physiology*; D009435:Synaptic Transmission / Q000502:physiology