title: Molecular control of memory in nematode Caenorhabditis elegans.
abstract: Model invertebrate organism Caenorhabditis elegans has become an ideal model to unravel the complex processes of memory. C. elegans has three simple forms of memory: memory for thermosensation, memory for chemosensation, and memory for mechanosensation. In the form of memory for mechanosensation, short-term memory, intermediate-term memory, and long-term memory have been extensively studied. The short-term memory and intermediate-term memory may occur in the presynaptic sensory neurons, whereas the long-term memory may occur in the postsynaptic interneurons. This review will discuss the recent progress on genetic and molecular regulation of memory in C. elegans.
authors.affiliation: School of Life Science and Technology, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, China.
authors.forename: Hua-Yue
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Ye
authors.forename: Bo-Ping
authors.initials: BP
authors.lastname: Ye
authors.forename: Da-Yong
authors.initials: DY
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017173:Caenorhabditis elegans / Q000235:genetics*; D008568:Memory / Q000502:physiology*; D023421:Models, Animal