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Valentina Saccomanno

University of St Andrews

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Beyond Locomotion: How Specialized Motor Rhythms Enable Vertebrate Escape from Capture

Saeed Farjami, Andrey Yu. Palyanov, Hong-Yan Zhang, Valentina Saccomanno, Robert Merrison‐Hort, Andrea Ferrario, Roman M Borisyuk, Joël Tabak, Wenchang Li

This study shows how Xenopus laevis tadpoles use specialized motor rhythms and body mechanics to escape capture by generating reactive forces through direct mechanical interactions.

bioRxiv · Sep 8, 2025 · PreprintNeuroscience

The early development and physiology of Xenopus laevis tadpole lateral line system

Valentina Saccomanno, Heather Love, Amy L. Sylvester, Wenchang Li

The study investigates the physiological role of the Xenopus laevis tadpole lateral line system, showing that activating the anterior lateral line evokes escape responses and halts ongoing swimming.

Journal of Neurophysiology · Oct 27, 2021Peer-reviewedNeuroscience