Here, we present a protocol to test associative learning by performing classical conditioning in the model organism C. elegans. The paradigm is based on pairing the concentration of salt in the environment with the presence or absence of food, which alters their chemotaxis towards or away from salt.

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Measuring Associative Learning in Chemotaxis of the Nematode Caenorhabditis elegans

To adapt their behavior, animals assign valence to sensory information through associative learning, and update this association when environmental ...

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