High neural activity accelerates the decline of cognitive plasticity with age in Caenorhabditis elegans
The ability to learn progressively declines with age. Neural hyperactivity has been implicated in impairing cognitive plasticity with age, but the molecular mechanisms remain elusive. Here, we show that chronic excitation of the Caenorhabditis elegans O2-sensing neurons during ageing causes a rapid...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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eLife Sciences Publications Ltd
2020-11-01
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Series: | eLife |
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Online Access: | https://elifesciences.org/articles/59711 |