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Journal of Neurogenetics Volume 34, 2020 - Issue 3-4: Nature's Gift to Neuroscience: A Tribute to Sydney Brenner and John Sulston
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Section 1: The early years of C. elegans neurogenetics

But can they learn? My accidental discovery of learning and memory in C. elegans

Catharine H. RankinDepartment of Psychology and Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 251-254 | Received 02 Sep 2020, Accepted 02 Oct 2020, Published online: 14 Jan 2021

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