Hair plate

Hair plates are a type of proprioceptor found in the folds of insect joints.[1] They consist of a cluster of hairs, in which each hair is innervated by a single mechanosensory neuron. Functionally, hair plates operate as "limit-detectors" by signaling the extremes of joint movement,[2] which then drives reflexive leg movement.[3]

  1. ^ Tuthill; Wilson (2016). "Mechanosensation and Adaptive Motor Control in Insects". Current Biology. 26 (20): R1022–R1038. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2016.06.070. PMC 5120761. PMID 27780045.
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  3. ^ Burrows, Malcolm (1996-09-26). The Neurobiology of an Insect Brain. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-172441-1.