Throughout history, our understanding of neurological sciences has vastly improved alongside the examination and research of C. elegans. Through their ease of accessibility, C. elegans, have become a staple organism in discovering the mechanisms in which the nervous system promotes survival (Allen et al. 2015). The C. elegans’ structural integral is very straightforward, consisting of 302 neurons, with 60 of them being sensory neurons (Pieczynski 2016). Thanks to this simplicity, we can easily observe C. elegans’ reaction to various reactions to stimuli in order to observe changes in behavior. Furthermore, because the worms have many genes in common with humans, we can draw parallels towards the human brain and its neurological functions. Stimulation through olfaction is a specific way to observe the neurological behavior of C. elegans. C.
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elegans. In in a similar study, 2-nonanone has strong repellant properties toward C. elegans as their neurons detect chemicals that aren’t beneficial for them (Bargmann 2006). This shows that C. elegans use their olfactory senses to determine what they like and what they don’t like in order to compete for survival in their environment. Based on this evidence, the C. elegan is an exceptional model organism in studying neurological behavior, specifically on olfaction. A future study to be performed should be one in order to test the effects of a mixture of an attractive chemical and a repellant in order to see if the C. elegan would travel to the high-affinity attractant despite the possible danger of a repellant. Such an experiment would allow us to pursue the ways in which C. elegans may exhibit behavioral changes based on risk and reward systems. In conclusion, the chemical, 2-nonanone, proved to be an effective repellant towards C. elegans due plates 3 and 4 having a negative CI and previous research depicting the repellant chemosensation of
elegans. In in a similar study, 2-nonanone has strong repellant properties toward C. elegans as their neurons detect chemicals that aren’t beneficial for them (Bargmann 2006). This shows that C. elegans use their olfactory senses to determine what they like and what they don’t like in order to compete for survival in their environment. Based on this evidence, the C. elegan is an exceptional model organism in studying neurological behavior, specifically on olfaction. A future study to be performed should be one in order to test the effects of a mixture of an attractive chemical and a repellant in order to see if the C. elegan would travel to the high-affinity attractant despite the possible danger of a repellant. Such an experiment would allow us to pursue the ways in which C. elegans may exhibit behavioral changes based on risk and reward systems. In conclusion, the chemical, 2-nonanone, proved to be an effective repellant towards C. elegans due plates 3 and 4 having a negative CI and previous research depicting the repellant chemosensation of