Plasticity in gustatory and nociceptive neurons controls decision making in C. elegans salt navigation

Martijn Dekkers and Felix Salfelder et al. combine experimental approaches and mathematical modeling to determine the contribution of the two main NaCl sensory neurons (termed ASEL and ASER) and the nociceptive neurons (termed ASH) in C. elegans to the context-dependent switching between NaCl attrac...

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Main Authors:	Martijn P. J. Dekkers, Felix Salfelder, Tom Sanders, Oluwatoroti Umuerri, Netta Cohen, Gert Jansen
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Nature Publishing Group 2021-09-01
Series:	Communications Biology
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-021-02561-9

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spelling	doaj-9ef53957e91646aa9744ce770e66a6cb2021-09-12T11:12:22ZengNature Publishing GroupCommunications Biology2399-36422021-09-014111410.1038/s42003-021-02561-9Plasticity in gustatory and nociceptive neurons controls decision making in C. elegans salt navigationMartijn P. J. Dekkers0Felix Salfelder1Tom Sanders2Oluwatoroti Umuerri3Netta Cohen4Gert Jansen5Department of Cell Biology, Erasmus University Medical CentreSchool of Computing, University of LeedsSchool of Computing, University of LeedsDepartment of Cell Biology, Erasmus University Medical CentreSchool of Computing, University of LeedsDepartment of Cell Biology, Erasmus University Medical CentreMartijn Dekkers and Felix Salfelder et al. combine experimental approaches and mathematical modeling to determine the contribution of the two main NaCl sensory neurons (termed ASEL and ASER) and the nociceptive neurons (termed ASH) in C. elegans to the context-dependent switching between NaCl attraction and avoidance. Their results show that regulated sensitivity of these sensory neurons to NaCl allows the animal to dynamically modulate its behavioral response and suggest a role for sensory modulation in balancing exploration and exploitation during foraging.https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-021-02561-9
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title	Plasticity in gustatory and nociceptive neurons controls decision making in C. elegans salt navigation
title_short	Plasticity in gustatory and nociceptive neurons controls decision making in C. elegans salt navigation
title_full	Plasticity in gustatory and nociceptive neurons controls decision making in C. elegans salt navigation
title_fullStr	Plasticity in gustatory and nociceptive neurons controls decision making in C. elegans salt navigation
title_full_unstemmed	Plasticity in gustatory and nociceptive neurons controls decision making in C. elegans salt navigation
title_sort	plasticity in gustatory and nociceptive neurons controls decision making in c. elegans salt navigation
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series	Communications Biology
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description	Martijn Dekkers and Felix Salfelder et al. combine experimental approaches and mathematical modeling to determine the contribution of the two main NaCl sensory neurons (termed ASEL and ASER) and the nociceptive neurons (termed ASH) in C. elegans to the context-dependent switching between NaCl attraction and avoidance. Their results show that regulated sensitivity of these sensory neurons to NaCl allows the animal to dynamically modulate its behavioral response and suggest a role for sensory modulation in balancing exploration and exploitation during foraging.
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Plasticity in gustatory and nociceptive neurons controls decision making in C. elegans salt navigation

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