Scientists have for the first time been able to “record” as the neurons work of a living being – BBC

31.12.2015, 13:21

The researchers were able to capture exactly how neurons work the nervous system in the body of a living being – nematodes Caenorhabditis elegans . The full text of the work available in the journal PNAS.

Nematode Caenorhabditis elegans is a roundworm length of about 1 mm. Her nervous system consists of 302 neurons. Scientists for the first time managed to create a three-dimensional model of the nervous system of the worm, writing at the same time as it is working parts of the system – 77 neurons.

The researchers were able to correlate the activity of specific neurons with certain actions of the worm, for example, forwards or backwards . According to scientists, the resulting work of a model – is the most detailed to date, three-dimensional image of the nervous system of free beings.

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