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Nature Neuroscience 11, 865–867 (1 August 2008) | doi:10.1038/nn.2131

Action potentials contribute to neuronal signaling in C. elegans

Jerry E Mellem , Penelope J Brockie , David M Madsen & Andres V Maricq

Small, high-impedance neurons with short processes, similar to those found in the soil nematode Caenorhabditis elegans, are predicted to transmit electrical signals by passive propagation. However, we have found that certain neurons in C.