Sensory processing by neural circuits in Caenorhabditis elegans.
The anatomical and developmental constancy of Caenorhabditis elegans belies the complexity of its numerically small nervous system. Indeed, there is an increased appreciation of C. elegans as an organism to study systems level questions. Many recent studies focus on the circuits that control locomotion, egg-laying, and male mating behaviors and their modulation by multiple sensory stimuli.
Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Division of Biology, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA.
Allyson J
AJ
Whittaker
Paul W
PW
Sternberg
D000818:Animals; D001522:Behavior, Animal / Q000502:physiology; D017173:Caenorhabditis elegans / Q000502:physiology*; D007395:Interneurons / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology; D009434:Neural Pathways / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology*; D009475:Neurons, Afferent / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology*; D017470:Receptors, Glutamate / Q000502:physiology; D012677:Sensation / Q000502:physiology*; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000502:physiology
D017470:Receptors, Glutamate