3-D footage of nematode brains links neurons with motion and behavior

Wednesday, December 30, 2015 - 18:31 in Biology & Nature

A new instrument has allowed researchers to capture among the first 3-D recordings of neural activity in nearly the entire brain of a free-moving animal, the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans. The findings could provide scientists with a better understanding of how neurons coordinate action and perception in animals.

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