Neuronal microcircuits for decision making in C. elegans

Current Opinion in Neurobiology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 580-591

  Faumont, S ^a   Lindsay, T H ^a   Lockery, S R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR CONTROL; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CALCIUM SIGNALING; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; ELECTRICAL SYNAPSE; INTERNEURON; LOCOMOTION; MICROFLUIDIC ANALYSIS; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MOLECULAR IMAGING; MOTONEURON; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NEUROBIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSORY NERVE CELL; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; DECISION MAKING; NERVE NET; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NERVOUS SYSTEM PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA;

EID: 84865990888     PISSN: 09594388     EISSN: 18736882     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.conb.2012.05.005     Document Type: Review

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