[Neuronal mechanisms of the generation of the feeding rhythm in the buccal ganglia of the pteropod mollusk].

Two antagonistic groups of neurons, active in protractor and retractor phases of the feeding cycle, were found in the buccal ganglia of the pteropod mollusc Clione limacina. Neurons within each group are electrically coupled, while the groups inhibit one another. Each group is able to perform independent rhythmic activity. When the activity of one of the groups terminates (due to inner reasons), the other group becomes active (due to both the inner tendency of generating periodic bursts and the postinhibitory rebound).