A system that is understood much better is the stomatogastric nervous system of the lobster and other arthropods.
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The "'Stomatogastric Nervous System "'( STNS ) is a commonly studied neural network composed of several ganglia in arthropods that controls the motion of the gut and foregut.
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The stomatogastric nervous system of decapod crustaceans, which controls aspects of feeding, has contributed significantly to the general principles guiding our present understanding of how rhythmic motor circuits operate at the cellular level.
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Because of the many similarities between vertebrate and invertebrate systems, especially with regards to basic principles of neuronal function, invertebrate model systems such as the crustacean " stomatogastric nervous system " continue to provide key insight into how neural circuits operate in the numerically larger and less accessible vertebrate CNS.