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Cell ; 186(13): 2911-2928.e20, 2023 06 22.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37269832

RESUMO

Animals with complex nervous systems demand sleep for memory consolidation and synaptic remodeling. Here, we show that, although the Caenorhabditis elegans nervous system has a limited number of neurons, sleep is necessary for both processes. In addition, it is unclear if, in any system, sleep collaborates with experience to alter synapses between specific neurons and whether this ultimately affects behavior. C. elegans neurons have defined connections and well-described contributions to behavior. We show that spaced odor-training and post-training sleep induce long-term memory. Memory consolidation, but not acquisition, requires a pair of interneurons, the AIYs, which play a role in odor-seeking behavior. In worms that consolidate memory, both sleep and odor conditioning are required to diminish inhibitory synaptic connections between the AWC chemosensory neurons and the AIYs. Thus, we demonstrate in a living organism that sleep is required for events immediately after training that drive memory consolidation and alter synaptic structures.


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Caenorhabditis elegans , Odorantes , Animais , Caenorhabditis elegans/fisiologia , Olfato , Sono/fisiologia , Sinapses/fisiologia
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PLoS One ; 19(3): e0300628, 2024.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38517838

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In the emerging field of whole-brain imaging at single-cell resolution, which represents one of the new frontiers to investigate the link between brain activity and behavior, the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans offers one of the most characterized models for systems neuroscience. Whole-brain recordings consist of 3D time series of volumes that need to be processed to obtain neuronal traces. Current solutions for this task are either computationally demanding or limited to specific acquisition setups. Here, we propose See Elegans, a direct programming algorithm that combines different techniques for automatic neuron segmentation and tracking without the need for the RFP channel, and we compare it with other available algorithms. While outperforming them in most cases, our solution offers a novel method to guide the identification of a subset of head neurons based on position and activity. The built-in interface allows the user to follow and manually curate each of the processing steps. See Elegans is thus a simple-to-use interface aimed at speeding up the post-processing of volumetric calcium imaging recordings while maintaining a high level of accuracy and low computational demands. (Contact: enrico.lanza@iit.it).


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Caenorhabditis elegans , Neurônios , Animais , Neurônios/fisiologia , Caenorhabditis elegans/fisiologia , Microscopia de Fluorescência/métodos , Encéfalo/diagnóstico por imagem , Encéfalo/fisiologia , Algoritmos
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