Analysis of worm neurons suggests how a single stimulus can trigger different responses

In experiments, the state of a simple brain network determined the likelihood a worm would move toward a delicious smell or ignore it. Scaled up to account for the more nuanced behaviors of humans, the research may suggest ways in which our brains process competing motivations. More »
Source: The Rockefeller University Newswire - Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Tags: Science News Andrew Gordus behavioral variability Cori Bargmann Laboratory of Neural Circuits and Behavior network state neuroscience Source Type: news