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Figure 8

From: The complex tibial organ of the New Zealand ground weta: sensory adaptations for vibrational signal detection

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Central projection of the complex tibial organ afferents. Staining of sensory afferents in N5B1 in the (a) prothoracic ganglion and (b) mesothoracic ganglion. Afferents terminate on the ipsilateral side in anterior and posterior projections (ap/pp). (ci–ii) Histological sections of the prothoracic ganglion locate the afferents in the main mechanosensory neuropil, the mVAC (indicated by dotted circle). Sections show the main neuropils and tracts (encircled) in the ganglion. Levels of sections are indicated in (a). Arrows in (cii) indicate the bundle of fibres entering the mVAC. Abbreviations: ap, anterior projection; aVAC, anterior ventral association centre; DIT, dorsal intermediate tract; DMT, dorsal median tract; mVAC, median ventral association centre;pp, posterior projection; T1, prothoracic ganglion; T2, mesothoracic ganglion;VIT, ventral intermediate tract; VMT, ventral median tract. Scales: (a,b) =200 µm; (c,d) =100 µm.

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