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The antennal system and cockroach evasive behavior. I. Roles for visual and mechanosensory cues in the response by Ye, S, Leung, V, Khan, A, Baba, Y, Comer, C M

“…Cockroaches escape from predators by turning and then running. This behavior can be elicited when stimuli deflect one of the rostrally located and highly…”
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The antennal system and cockroach evasive behavior. II. Stimulus identification and localization are separable antennal functions by Comer, C M, Parks, L, Halvorsen, M B, Breese-Terteling, A

“…Cockroaches ( Periplaneta americana) orient their antennae toward moving objects based on visual cues. Presumably, this allows exploration of novel objects by…”
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Population coding strategies and involvement of the superior colliculus in the tactile orienting behavior of naked mole-rats by Crish, S.D., Dengler-Crish, C.M., Comer, C.M.

“…Even simple behaviors of vertebrates are typically generated by the concerted action of large numbers of brain cells. However, the mechanisms by which groups…”
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A motion tracking system for simultaneous recording of rapid locomotion and neural activity from an insect by Ye, S., Dowd, J.P., Comer, C.M.

“…We have adapted techniques for studying the locomotion of tethered insects to analysis of rapid directional movements such as escape behavior. We describe here…”
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Multisensory control of escape in the cockroach Periplaneta americana. I. Initial evidence from patterns of wind-evoked behavior by Stierle, I.E, Getman, M, Comer, C.M

“…1. All giant interneurons (GIs) were ablated from the nerve cord of cockroaches by electrocautery, and escape behavior was analyzed with high-speed…”
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Visually elicited turning behavior in Rana pipiens: comparative organization and neural control of escape and prey capture by King, J.Roche, Comer, C.M.

“…High-speed videography was used to describe the initial turning movement of visually triggered escape in frogs and to compare it with the initial turn of frog…”
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Identified nerve cells and insect behavior by Comer, C M, Robertson, R M

“…Studies of insect identified neurons over the past 25 years have provided some of the very best data on sensorimotor integration; tracing information flow from…”
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Features of visual function in the naked mole-rat Heterocephalus glaber by Hetling, John R, Baig-Silva, Monica S, Comer, Christopher M, Pardue, Machelle T, Samaan, Dalia Y, Qtaishat, Nasser M, Pepperberg, David R, Park, Thomas J

“…The eyes and visual capacity of the naked mole-rat, Heterocephalus glaber, a subterranean rodent, were evaluated using anatomical, biochemical, and functional…”
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Analyzing cockroach escape behavior with lesions of individual giant interneurons by Comer, C M

“…Individual giant interneurons (GIs) in the ventral nerve cord of the cockroach, Periplaneta americana, were lesioned by intracellular injection of proteolytic…”
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An antennal-derived mechanosensory pathway in the cockroach: descending interneurons as a substrate for evasive behavior by Burdohan, J A, Comer, C M

“…Large amplitude units responding to intense winds or touch of the antennae were recorded extracellularly from the cervical connectives of the cockroach,…”
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The wind-elicited escape response of cockroaches (Periplaneta americana) is influenced by lesions rostral to the escape circuit by Keegan, A P, Comer, C M

“…When the escape response of the cockroach (Periplaneta americana) is triggered by wind, it is mediated by the cercal-to-giant interneuron pathway and leg motor…”
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Somatosensory organization and behavior in naked mole-rats I: vibrissa-like body hairs comprise a sensory array that mediates orientation to tactile stimuli by Crish, Samuel D, Rice, Frank L, Park, Thomas J, Comer, Christopher M

“…Orientation guided by mechanosensory stimuli is a fundamental behavior that has been analyzed most effectively in simple systems, but has been difficult to…”
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Somatosensation in the superior colliculus of the star-nosed mole by Crish, Samuel D., Comer, Christopher M., Marasco, Paul D., Catania, Kenneth C.

“…The superior colliculus (or optic tectum in nonmammals) plays a critical role in the visual system and is essential for integrating sensory inputs to guide eye…”
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The neural basis of orienting behavior: a computational approach to the escape turn of the cockroach by DOWD, J. P, COMER, C. M

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Cellular Organization of an Antennal Mechanosensory Pathway in the Cockroach, Periplaneta americana by Burdohan, John A, Comer, Christopher M

“…Escape responses of cockroaches, Periplaneta americana, can be triggered by wind and mediated by a group of "giant interneurons" that ascend from cercal…”
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Correspondence of Escape-Turning Behavior with Activity of Descending Mechanosensory Interneurons in the Cockroach, Periplaneta americana by Ye, Shuping, Comer, Christopher M

“…Two bilaterally paired mechanosensory neurons that respond to antennal touch stimulation recently have been described in the cockroach Periplaneta americana…”
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Escape responses following elimination of the giant interneuron pathway in the cockroach, Periplaneta americana by Comer, C M, Dowd, J P, Stubblefield, G T

“…The entire set of giant interneurons (GIs) in the nerve cord of the cockroach, Periplaneta americana, was ablated using either electrolytic or surgical…”
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Multisensory control of escape in the cockroach periplaneta americana. II: Patterns of touch-evoked behavior by COMER, C. M, MARA, E, MURPHY, K. A, GETMAN, M, MUNGY, M. C

“…Interactions of cockroaches with 4 different predator species were recorded by videography. Some predators, especially spiders, struck from relatively short…”
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Escape turning behavior of the cockroach: changes in directionality induced by unilateral lesions of the abdominal nervous system by COMER, C. M, DOWD, J. P

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Arthroscopic Management of Ulnar Pain by Comer, Garet C., MD

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