Tag: neural circuit

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    Sophisticated worms

    In a new study of worm locomotion, researchers show that a single type of motor neuron drives an entire sensorimotor loop.

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    Making the worms turn

    Biophysicist Aravinthan Samuel has developed new techniques to monitor and influence the behavior of roundworms to learn how their basic nervous systems work, a first step to understanding the circuitry in more complex creatures, like humans.