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The neural circuits and synaptic mechanisms underlying motor initiation in C. elegans.
Cell - 11 Nov 2011
Piggott Beverly J, Liu Jie, Feng Zhaoyang, Wescott Seth A, Xu X Z Shawn
Abstract excerpt
C. elegans is widely used to dissect how neural circuits and genes generate behavior. During locomotion, worms initiate backward movement to change locomotion direction spontaneously or in response to sensory cues; however, the underlying neural circuits are not well defined. We applied a multidisciplinary approach to map neural circuits in freely behaving worms by integrating functional imaging, optogenetic...
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