Molecular control of memory in nematode Caenorhabditis elegans.

ABSTRACT: Model invertebrate organism Caenorhabditis elegans has become an ideal model to unravel the complex processes of memory. C. elegans has three simple forms of memory: memory for thermosensation, memory for chemosensation, and memory for mechanosensation. In the form of memory for mechanosensation, short-term memory, intermediate-term memory, and long-term memory have been extensively studied. The short-term memory and intermediate-term memory may occur in the presynaptic sensory neurons, whereas the long-term memory may occur in the postsynaptic interneurons. This review will discuss the recent progress on genetic and molecular regulation of memory in C. elegans.

SUBMITTER: Ye HY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5552524 | biostudies-other | 2008 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other