PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Takuma Sugi
AU  - Etsuko Okumura
AU  - Kaori Kiso
AU  - Ryuji Igarashi
TI  - Nanoscale mechanical stimulation method for quantifying <em>C. elegans</em> mechanosensory behavior and memory
AID  - 10.1101/047431
DP  - 2016 Jan 01
TA  - bioRxiv
PG  - 047431
4099  - http://biorxiv.org/content/early/2016/04/06/047431.short
4100  - http://biorxiv.org/content/early/2016/04/06/047431.full
AB  - Here, we establish a novel economic system to quantify C. elegans mechanosensory behavior and memory by a controllable nanoscale mechanical stimulation. Using piezoelectric sheet speaker, we can flexibly change the vibration properties at a nanoscale displacement level and quantify behavioral responses and memory under the control of each vibration property. This system will facilitate understanding of physiological aspects of C. elegans mechanosensory behavior and memory.