C. elegans, neuroscience

A study shows “sonogenetics” could be a useful new tool in neuroscience and other fields.

A controversial idea from the mid-20th century is attracting renewed attention from researchers developing theories for how cognition arises with or without a brain.

The roundworm uses cues from visible light to help avoid eating toxic bacteria with a distinguishing hue.

The Yale neuroscientist seeks to understand the brain’s architecture and function using C. elegans.

This newly described behavior occurs spontaneously, but can be modulated by food availability, temperature, and the size of the chambers.

A major sensory neuron in roundworms distinguishes proprioception from harmful touch by sending out local or whole-cell signals, respectively.

The connectomes trace 385 neurons in the male worm and 302 neurons in the hermaphrodite worm.

Two research groups demonstrate that in Caenorhabditis elegans, behavioral traits can be passed down through the germline to future generations, even though they aren’t hard-wired.

Unsuccessful attempts to reproduce the results of a 2015 study reporting that C. elegans orient themselves by Earth’s magnetic field spark debate among researchers.

When Caenorhabditis elegans surrenders to slumber, the majority of its neurons fall silent.

Researchers identify a new type of brain cell in male Caenorhabditis elegans.

Researchers record the first whole-brain videos of an unrestrained animal, viewing neural activity as a roundworm moved freely around a Petri dish.