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SUBMITTER: Kuhara A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3156818 | biostudies-other | 2011
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Kuhara Atsushi A Ohnishi Noriyuki N Shimowada Tomoyasu T Mori Ikue I
Nature communications 20110614
Unveiling the neural codes for intricate behaviours is a major challenge in neuroscience. The neural circuit for the temperature-seeking behaviour of Caenorhabditis elegans is an ideal system to dissect how neurons encode sensory information for the execution of behavioural output. Here we show that the temperature-sensing neuron AFD transmits both stimulatory and inhibitory neural signals to a single interneuron AIY. In this circuit, a calcium concentration threshold in AFD acts as a switch for ...[more]