Zombie Neuroscience.

• Autores: Christie Wilcox
• Localización: Scientific American, ISSN 0036-8733, Vol. 315, Nº. 2, 2016, págs. 70-73
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The article investigates how the neurotoxic venom secreted by jewel wasps causes transient paralysis to cockroaches. Topics discussed include the specifics of the reproductive process, beginning with the delivery of the venom through stinging action to the consumption of the roach's antennae without resistance and the ability of the venom to block receptors for the neurotransmitter octopamine. The behavioral modification of the cockroach with the impairment of motor abilities is mentioned.