Neuroscientists discover a gene that controls worms’ behavioral state
Gene required for the control of behavioral state is also found in humans, may be linked to autism
07-Mar-2016 -
In a study of worms, MIT neuroscientists have discovered a gene that plays a critical role in controlling the switch between alternative behavioral states, which for humans include hunger and fullness, or sleep and wakefulness.
This gene, which the researchers dubbed vps-50, helps to regulate ...
autism
Caenorhabditis elegans
gene expression
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