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SUBMITTER: Calhoun AJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4409562 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Neuron 20150409 2
The ability to evaluate variability in the environment is vital for making optimal behavioral decisions. Here we show that Caenorhabditis elegans evaluates variability in its food environment and modifies its future behavior accordingly. We derive a behavioral model that reveals a critical period over which information about the food environment is acquired and predicts future search behavior. We also identify a pair of high-threshold sensory neurons that encode variability in food concentration ...[more]