Simple worms could help unravel complex human brains

Submitted by Anonymous on August 2, 2012 - 10:56
Source: 
Simons Foundation Austism Research Initiative
Link: 
http://sfari.org/news-and-opinion/toolbox/2012/simple-worms-could-help-unravel-complex-human-brains
Date Published: 
July 25,2012
Abstract: 

The nematode "Caenorhabditis elegans" may serve as a useful model to study synapses, the junctions between neurons.