Neurobiology of Invertebrates

Opening address.- Introductory Remarks.- Technical problems in the study of neuron networks.- Neuromorphology.- Structural, cytochemical and functional organization of statocysts of Cephalopoda.- Discussion.- Structural and functional peculiarities of the synaptic transmission in insects.- Discussion.- The structure of the sympathetic nervous system of insects.- Discussion.- Histochemical and electron-microscopic studies on the relation between dopamine and dense-core vesicles in the neurons of Anodonta cygnea L..- Discussion.- Submicroscopic organization of fibers of the crab's leg nerves and distribution of a vital dye (Heliogen Blue SBL) on their ultrastructures.- Fine structural changes induced in photoreceptors by light and prolonged darkness.- Discussion.- Synaptic organization of the lobster optic lamina.- Discussion.- The mode of release of neurosecretory material in the freshwater pulmonate Lymnaea stagnalis L. (Gastropoda).- Discussion.- Autoradiographic examination of the distribution of 35S-cysteine in the special and secretory cells of the optic tentacle and tentacular ganglion of Pulmonata.- Processes on Cellular Level.- Ionic background of activity in giant neurons of Molluscs.- Discussion.- Electrical properties and temporal organization in oscillatory neurons (Aplysia).- Synaptic properties of oscillatoryneurons (Aplysia and Helix).- Discussion.- Certain aspects of the pharmacology of Helix and Hirudo neurons.- Discussion.- The action of cholinomimetics and cholinolytics on the Gastropod neurons.- Discussion.- Pharmacological mapping of cells in the suboesophageal ganglia of Helix aspersa.- Discussion.- Electrical properties and connections of CNS giant nerve cells of Hirudo medicinalis.- On the mechanism of anisotropic excitability for the adductor response of glochidia.- Neurohumors and Enzymes.- Evolution of cholinergic transmission.- Discussion.- New steps in studying the mechanism of cholinergic inhibition.- Discussion.- Cyclic 3?,5?-AMP as a second messenger of excitatory influences on the heart of Helix pomatia.- Discussion.- Influence of 5-HT and ACh on the heart of mussels at different temperatures.- Discussion.- The movements of chemicals in snail neurons.- Discussion.- Amines in molluscan nervous tissue and their subcellular localization.- Discussion.- Integration.- The regulating function of the invertebrate nervous system.- Excitation of the receptor cells of the crustacean PD organ.- Discussion.- Sensitization and the evolution of associative learning.- Discussion.- Learning of isolated ganglia of the mollusc Lymnaea stagnalis.- Discussion.- The left and right giant neurons (LGC and RGC) of Aplysia.- Discussion.- Correlation of behavior with the activity of single identifiable neurons in the brain of Tritonia.- Discussion.- Behavioral and neurophysiological investigations of Limulus polyphemus.- Afferent mechanisms of the maintenance of flight in locusts.- Discussion.- Contribution to the study of the function of the nervous system in Nematoda.- Role of cerebral ganglia in the regulation of activity in freshwater mussel (Anodonta cygnea L.).- Discussion.