title: Taking the lead from a model.
abstract: It is rare these days that theory leads experiment in the biological sciences, but it still happens. A recent study has experimentally confirmed the predictions of a model aimed at explaining how neural networks interact to produce the coordinated patterns of motor activity necessary for effective behavior.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology Emory University 1510 Clifton Road, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, USA. rcalabre@biology.emory.edu
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Calabrese
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003386:Brachyura / Q000502:physiology*; D004064:Digestive System / Q000294:innervation*; D017952:Ganglia, Invertebrate / Q000502:physiology*; D005769:Gastrointestinal Motility / Q000502:physiology*; D008959:Models, Neurological; D009046:Motor Neurons / Q000502:physiology*; D009119:Muscle Contraction; D009130:Muscle, Smooth / Q000294:innervation