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Is the Mauthner cell a Kupfermann & Weiss command neuron?

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Commentary onKupfermannIrving and WeissKlaudiusz R. (1978) The command neuron concept. BBS 1:3–39.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 February 2010

Robert C. Eaton ,
Chris M. Wieland  and
Randolf DiDomenico
Robert C. Eaton
Affiliation:
Department of Biology, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colo. 80309
Chris M. Wieland
Affiliation:
Department of Biology, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colo. 80309
Randolf DiDomenico
Affiliation:
Department of Biology, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colo. 80309
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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 9 , Issue 4 , December 1986 , pp. 725 - 727
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