Molecular encoding and synaptic decoding of context during salt chemotaxis in C. elegans

The nematode C. elegans moves around to find an optimal environment. This work demonstrates how it can detect and move towards a previously learned salinity using the salt-sensing neuron ASER.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Shingo Hiroki, Hikari Yoshitane, Hinako Mitsui, Hirofumi Sato, Chie Umatani, Shinji Kanda, Yoshitaka Fukada, Yuichi Iino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-05-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-30279-7