RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Nanoscale mechanical stimulation method for quantifying <em>C. elegans</em> mechanosensory behavior and memory
JF bioRxiv
FD Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
SP 047431
DO 10.1101/047431
A1 Sugi, Takuma
A1 Okumura, Etsuko
A1 Kiso, Kaori
A1 Igarashi, Ryuji
YR 2016
UL http://biorxiv.org/content/early/2016/04/06/047431.abstract
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.