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The descending supra-spinal projection neurons, especially certain reticulospinal neurons, have been implicated in the integration of spatial and temporal aspects of certain sensory modalities such as taste in teleost (Kanwal & Finger, ′88). In addition it has been postulated that reticulospinal neurons are involved in modulating the locomotion behavior in fish (Bando, ′75; McClellan & Grillner, ′84). Furthermore, sexual behavior in goldfish is controlled by preoptico-spinal pathway (Demski & Sloane, ′85). Mauthner cells (reticulospinal neurons) are involved in eliciting the startle response (Eaton & Bompardieri, ′78). These few examples attest to the varied influences of supra-spinal projection neurons onto the behavior of fish.
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Sharma, S.C., Berthoud, V.M. (1992). Development of Descending Projection Neurons to the Spinal Cord of the Goldfish, Carassius auratus . In: Sharma, S.C., Goffinet, A.M. (eds) Development of the Central Nervous System in Vertebrates. NATO ASI Series, vol 234. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-3018-3_19
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