An elegant mind: learning and memory in Caenorhabditis elegans

EL Ardiel, CH Rankin - Learning & memory, 2010 - learnmem.cshlp.org
This article reviews the literature on learning and memory in the soil-dwelling nematode
Caenorhabditis elegans. Paradigms include nonassociative learning, associative learning …

Surgical applications of femtosecond lasers

SH Chung, E Mazur - Journal of biophotonics, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Femtosecond laser ablation permits non‐invasive surgeries in the bulk of a sample with
submicrometer resolution. We briefly review the history of optical surgery techniques and the …

Pan-neuronal imaging in roaming Caenorhabditis elegans

V Venkatachalam, N Ji, X Wang… - Proceedings of the …, 2016 - National Acad Sciences
We present an imaging system for pan-neuronal recording in crawling Caenorhabditis
elegans. A spinning disk confocal microscope, modified for automated tracking of the C …

How Caenorhabditis elegans Senses Mechanical Stress, Temperature, and Other Physical Stimuli

MB Goodman, P Sengupta - Genetics, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Caenorhabditis elegans lives in a complex habitat in which they routinely experience large
fluctuations in temperature, and encounter physical obstacles that vary in size and …

Neurons detect increases and decreases in oxygen levels using distinct guanylate cyclases

M Zimmer, JM Gray, N Pokala, AJ Chang, DS Karow… - Neuron, 2009 - cell.com
Homeostatic sensory systems detect small deviations in temperature, water balance, pH,
and energy needs to regulate adaptive behavior and physiology. In C. elegans, a …

An ARL3–UNC119–RP2 GTPase cycle targets myristoylated NPHP3 to the primary cilium

KJ Wright, LM Baye, A Olivier-Mason… - Genes & …, 2011 - genesdev.cshlp.org
The membrane of the primary cilium is a highly specialized compartment that organizes
proteins to achieve spatially ordered signaling. Disrupting ciliary organization leads to …

Running hot and cold: behavioral strategies, neural circuits, and the molecular machinery for thermotaxis in C. elegans and Drosophila

PA Garrity, MB Goodman, AD Samuel… - Genes & …, 2010 - genesdev.cshlp.org
Like other ectotherms, the roundworm Caenorhabditis elegans and the fruit fly Drosophila
melanogaster rely on behavioral strategies to stabilize their body temperature. Both animals …

Control the collective behaviors in a functional neural network

Z Yao, C Wang - Chaos, Solitons & Fractals, 2021 - Elsevier
Specific biophysical neurons are presented to detect different stimuli, and these external
exciting signals are encoded to trigger appropriate firing modes and action potentials for …

Degeneracy and neuromodulation among thermosensory neurons contribute to robust thermosensory behaviors in Caenorhabditis elegans

M Beverly, S Anbil, P Sengupta - Journal of Neuroscience, 2011 - Soc Neuroscience
Animals must ensure that they can execute behaviors important for physiological
homeostasis under constantly changing environmental conditions. The neural mechanisms …

Computational implications of biophysical diversity and multiple timescales in neurons and synapses for circuit performance

J Gjorgjieva, G Drion, E Marder - Current opinion in neurobiology, 2016 - Elsevier
Despite advances in experimental and theoretical neuroscience, we are still trying to identify
key biophysical details that are important for characterizing the operation of brain circuits …