Affiliation:
1. Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Lulu and Anthony Wang Laboratory of Neural Circuits and Behavior, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10065, USA.
Abstract
Social Neuropeptides in Nematodes
The neuropeptides oxytocin and vasopressin stimulate maternal, reproductive, aggressive, and affiliative behaviors in mammals. They are implicated in behaviors ranging from ewe-lamb bonding in sheep to pair bonding in voles (see the Perspective by
Emmons
). Now,
Garrison
et al.
(p.
540
) and
Beets
et al.
(p.
543
) extend the evolutionary reach of these social neuropeptides to the invertebrate nematode worm,
Caenorhabditis elegans
. A similar neuropeptide was found to function in mating and also to modulate salt-taste preference, based on prior experience, suggesting an ancient role in associative learning.
Publisher
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Cited by
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