Varvara E. Diakonova
Dr. Sci. (Biol.) Professor
Koltzov Institute of Developmental Biology, Moscow, Russia
Neurobiology, neuroethology, comparative physiology
The role of extrasynaptic communication in the organization of thebehavior of mollusks has been investigated. The role of neurotransmitter balance in the decision-making mechanism is shown at the cellular and organismal level in modelinvertebrates. The dependence of the electrical activity of a neuron on the levelof synthesis of its own neurotransmitter was revealed
