Studies of the stomatogastric nervous systems of lobsters and crabs have led to numerous
insights into the cellular and circuit mechanisms that generate rhythmic motor patterns. The …

I summarize recent computational and experimental work that addresses the inherent
variability in the synaptic and intrinsic conductances in normal healthy brains and shows that …

Central pattern generators (CPGs) are circuits that generate organized and repetitive motor
patterns, such as those underlying feeding, locomotion and respiration. We summarize …

Most animal species are cold-blooded, and their neuronal circuits must maintain function
despite environmental temperature fluctuations. The central pattern generating circuits that …

Which features of network output are well preserved during growth of the nervous system
and across different preparations of the same size? To address this issue, we characterized …

Highlights•Short-term depression and facilitation act as dynamic control mechanisms
through which a sensory system produces adaptation or sensitization.•Different dynamics of …

Central-pattern-generating neural circuits function reliably throughout an animal's life,
despite constant molecular turnover and environmental perturbations. Fluctuations in …

Robustness of neuronal activity is a property necessary for a neuronal network to withstand
perturbations, which may otherwise disrupt or destroy the system. The robustness of …

Each animal alive in the world is different from all other individuals, while sharing most
attributes of form and function with others of the same species. Still other attributes are …

Short-term synaptic depression (STD) is a form of synaptic plasticity that has a large impact
on network computations. Experimental results suggest that STD is modulated by cortical …