Caenorhabditis elegans learning in a structured maze is a multisensory behavior

Summary: We show that C. elegans nematodes learn to associate food with a combination of proprioceptive cues and information on the structure of their surroundings (maze), perceived through mechanosensation. By using the custom-made Worm-Maze platform, we demonstrate that C. elegans young adults can...

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Main Authors: Eleni Gourgou, Kavya Adiga, Anne Goettemoeller, Chieh Chen, Ao-Lin Hsu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-04-01
Series:iScience
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004221002522