Lasting Impressions (IMAGE)

Rockefeller University

Lasting Impressions

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A segment of a C. elegans worm with a RIM neuron shown in green. The scientists showed that this neuron produces a learning signal that makes the newly hatched worm able to remember an olfactory experience for the rest of its life.

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Lulu and Anthony Wang Laboratory of Neural Circuits and Behavior at Rockefeller University/Cell

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