Topic: medial octavolateralis nuclei

Sensory systems relay vital information about changes in the environment to motor command circuits in the brainstem that then select optimal motor actions during navigation. The organization of different sensory inputs and the destination of the integrated output is essential to our understanding of action selection processes. The mechanoreceptive lateral line (LL) system of larval zebrafish (Danio rerio) mediates navigation by detecting flow relative to the body. The LL is innervated by peripheral afferent neurons that project to medial octavolateralis nuclei (MON) in the brainstem. Current m