Spinobot (IMAGE)

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, News Bureau

Spinobot

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The neurotransmitter glutamate stimulated the spinal cord, causing the muscle to contract and pull the legs of the spinobot together.

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Image courtesy Collin Kaufman

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Credit Collin Kaufman, University of Illinois

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