The researchers then studied the behavior of C. elegans when each of six types of neurons thought to be involved in associative learning—the sensory neurons AWC and ASI, and the interneurons AIZ ...

elegans use their sense of smell to detect food as they wiggle ... The researchers focused their investigation on a pair of olfactory neurons called amphid wing "C" (AWC), which serve as a scent ...

The researchers then studied the behavior of C. elegans when each of six types of neurons thought to be involved in associative learning-the sensory neurons AWC and ASI, and the interneurons AIZ ...

C. elegans nematodes. Image Queensland Brain Institute Researchers ... The results show that the hyperactivation of AWC and AIA neurons is particularly problematic. These neurons, essential for ...