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… the brain circuit responsible for this distancing behavior. In a study that explores how otherwise powerful … they normally would. The researchers also showed that this behavior is controlled by a circuit in the amygdala, which … Choi’s lab has previously studied how illness influences behavior and neurological development in mice, including the …

… Institute of Technology Research Areas neuromodulation , behavior , calcium imaging , C. elegans , gut-brain signaling … generation, such as satiety status. neuromodulation , behavior , calcium imaging , C. elegans , gut-brain signaling … receptor expression levels to modulate food-seeking behavior Ian G McLachlan, Talya S Kramer, Malvika Dua, …

… the researchers to compile information about each animal’s behavior. The team also wrote machine vision software to … for the first time a number of patterns of nematode behavior that involve the coordination of multiple motor … those candidates, such as serotonin, affected the animal’s behavior in important ways, but did not disrupt this coupling …

… such a big, complex and universal question about animal behavior, Flavell is working with a small-scale model … “A full understanding of how neural circuits give rise to behavior requires detailed knowledge across many scales of … neuron’s parallel outputs can coordinate many aspects of behavior September 27, 2023 Research Findings Study shows how …

… model, scientists aim to learn how serotonin modulates behavior In popular experience the story of how serotonin … know about how the neurotransmitter affects circuits and behavior in the incredibly complex human brain. To reveal the … change the large-scale activity patterns that give rise to behavior,” Flavell said. In December 2018, Flavell’s lab …

… findings Gut-brain connection signals worms to alter behavior while eating When a hungry worm encounters a rich … a much simpler nervous system, as a model to study feeding behavior. Researchers have previously shown that food greatly … and how serotonergic gut-to-brain signaling might alter behavior in mammals. These new mechanisms worked out in the …

… how environment and state are integrated to control behavior A new study shows how stimuli and states such as … converge in an olfactory neuron to guide food-seeking behavior Say you live across from a bakery. Sometimes you are … systems integrate multiple factors to guide food-seeking behavior. All animals share the challenge of weighing diverse …

… Research Findings Cracking the code that relates brain and behavior in a simple animal MIT researchers model and map how … the full relationship between brain activity and behavior, scientists have needed a way to map this … of how the animal’s nervous system is organized to control behavior,” said senior author Steven Flavell , Associate …

… neuron’s parallel outputs can coordinate many aspects of behavior In C. elegans worms, a single neuron named HSN uses … the eggs are laid. To control that latter phase of the behavior, HSN transfers the neurotransmitter serotonin to a fellow neuron, which re-releases it to influence behavior minutes later. “Our results reveal how a single …

… persist for hours, play a central role in organizing human behavior, and are commonly disrupted in psychiatric disease. … neuron’s parallel outputs can coordinate many aspects of behavior September 27, 2023 Research Findings Study shows how … neuron’s parallel outputs can coordinate many aspects of behavior In C. elegans worms, a single neuron named HSN uses …