Neuroscience: comraderie and nostalgia in nematodes.
Two recent papers on social rearing and olfactory imprinting show that early developmental experiences can lead to long-lasting changes in behaviour of the model nematode Caenorhabditis elegans.
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Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Laboratory of Neural Circuits and Behavior, Rockefeller University, 1230 York Avenue, New York, New York 10021, USA. cori@rockefeller.edu
D000818:Animals; D001362:Avoidance Learning / Q000502:physiology; D017173:Caenorhabditis elegans / Q000502:physiology*; D007173:Imprinting, Psychological / Q000502:physiology*; D009833:Olfactory Pathways / Q000502:physiology*; D010812:Physical Stimulation; D012903:Smell / Q000502:physiology*; D012919:Social Behavior