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SUBMITTER: Kato S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4112952 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Kato Saul S Xu Yifan Y Cho Christine E CE Abbott L F LF Bargmann Cornelia I CI
Neuron 20140116 3
Animals track fluctuating stimuli over multiple timescales during natural olfactory behaviors. Here, we define mechanisms underlying these computations in Caenorhabditis elegans. By characterizing neuronal calcium responses to rapidly fluctuating odor sequences, we show that sensory neurons reliably track stimulus fluctuations relevant to behavior. AWC olfactory neurons respond to multiple odors with subsecond precision required for chemotaxis, whereas ASH nociceptive neurons integrate noxious c ...[more]