Concerted pulsatile and graded neural dynamics enables efficient chemotaxis in C. elegans

Finding one’s way to a food source along a complex gradient is central to survival for many animals. Here, the authors report that in C. elegans, the distinct response dynamics of two sensory neurons to odor gradients can support a navigation model more efficient than the biased-random walk.

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Main Authors: Eyal Itskovits, Rotem Ruach, Alexander Kazakov, Alon Zaslaver
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2018
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/dd9c8c3c76c84568bb65a7b194a4dab6
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