Popper A N, Edds-Walton P L
Department of Zoology, University of Maryland, College Park 20742, USA.
Brain Behav Evol. 1995;46(3):131-40. doi: 10.1159/000113266.
A body of literature suggests that the Mauthner cell startle response can be elicited by stimulation of the ear. While we know that there are projections to the M-cell from the ear, the specific endorgan(s) of the ear projecting to the M-cell are not known. Moreover, there are many reasons to question whether there is one pattern of inner ear to M-cell connection or whether the endorgan(s) projection to the M-cell varies in species that have different hearing capabilities of hearing structures. In this paper, we briefly review the structure of fish ears, with an emphasis on structural regionalization within the ear. We also review the central projections of the ear, along with a discussion of the limited data on projections to the M-cell.
大量文献表明，莫特纳尔细胞惊吓反应可由耳部刺激引发。虽然我们知道耳部有向M细胞的投射，但投射到M细胞的耳部特定终器尚不清楚。此外，有很多理由质疑内耳与M细胞的连接是否存在一种模式，或者在具有不同听力结构听力能力的物种中，终器向M细胞的投射是否有所不同。在本文中，我们简要回顾鱼类耳朵的结构，重点是耳内的结构分区。我们还回顾了耳部的中枢投射，并讨论了有关向M细胞投射的有限数据。
