title: Giant interneurons mediating equilibrium reception in an insect.
abstract: In the burrowing cockroach Arenivaga, two giant interneurons in each connective of the ventral nerve cord provide gravity orientation information. The interneurons receive input from plumb bob-like equilibrium receptors on the ventral surface of the cerci. Ouir results support the theory that the cerci of cockroaches are specialized equilibrium organs.
authors.forename: H B
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Hartman
authors.forename: W W
authors.initials: WW
authors.lastname: Walthall
authors.forename: L P
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Bennett
authors.forename: R R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Stewart