Mutual inhibition (IMAGE)

Picower Institute at MIT

Mutual inhibition

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When AIA detects a food odor, it feeds that information into a mutually inhibiting loop between NSM and neurons expressing MOD-1 and PDF. If the worm is eating, NSM prevails and enforces a dwelling state. If the worm is not, it roams to find the source of the food odor.

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Flavell Lab/MIT PIcower Institute

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