They use electrical pulses emitted by modified muscle cells called electrocytes in the tail's electrical organ. Then the Schnauzenorgan detects the induced electrical field. Like a sonar pulse, but with electricity. It can also passively detect the natural fields emitted by prey.
New insights into corollary discharges mediated by identified neural pathways.
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- Corollary discharges are signals generated in the brain during an animal's own movements that help differentiate between self-generated sensory signals and external stimuli, preventing sensory confusion.
- Recent research has identified specific neural pathways responsible for these corollary discharges across various levels of the central nervous system (CNS) in both vertebrates and invertebrates.
- These signals do not directly trigger movements but instead modulate sensory processing to avoid issues like self-induced desensitization and improve the animal's perception of its environment.]
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They use electrical pulses emitted by modified muscle cells called electrocytes in the tail's electrical organ. Then the Schnauzenorgan detects the induced electrical field. Like a sonar pulse, but with electricity. It can also passively detect the natural fields emitted by prey.