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Whole-body withdrawal is a defensive reflex that is initiated by tactile contact with predators.
Von Frey hairs (4 g) were used to induce whole-body withdrawal.
Stimulation of PeD12 activated whole-body withdrawal and simultaneously inhibited rhythmic feeding movements (example in Figure 2B; n = 6).
As predicted by the hierarchical model, tactile stimuli that evoke whole-body withdrawal responses also inhibit ongoing feeding in the presence of feeding stimuli.
Extensive electrophysiological and anatomical investigations ([ 4 6]; Figure S2) show that the feeding and whole-body withdrawal circuits operate as autonomous units, consistent with the Tinbergen model.
Crucially, PeD12 also plays an important role in driving the whole-body withdrawal behavior, and it is responsive to strong tactile stimuli that evoke the defensive behavior.
A burst of spikes artificially evoked in PeD12 by current injection resulted in a single large contraction of the columellar muscle, which is known to cause touch-induced whole-body withdrawal responses [ 4].
We provide evidence for this by investigating the interneuronal mechanisms mediating behavioral choice between two autonomous circuits that underlie whole-body withdrawal [ 4, 5] and feeding [ 6] in the pond snail Lymnaea.
As predicted by the Tinbergen hierarchical model of behavioral choice [ 2], tactile stimuli that evoke whole-body withdrawal responses in Lymnaea significantly inhibit feeding even in the presence of a strong feeding stimulus.
Finally, we showed that there were no synaptic connections between PlB and motoneurons of the withdrawal-response network; therefore, PlB has no role in the control of whole-body withdrawal responses.
