Molecular control of memory in nematode Caenorhabditis elegans
- VernacularTitle:秀丽线虫记忆的分子调控机制
- Author:
YE HUA-YUE
1
;
YE BO-PING
;
WANG DA-YONG
Author Information
1. 中国药科大学
- Keywords:
memory;
molecular mechanism;
Caenorhabditis elegans;
model invertebrate organism
- From:
Neuroscience Bulletin
2008;24(1):49-55
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
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.
