Zhang, YunQin, Yuqi2013-10-182013-10-182013Qin, Yuqi Natasha. 2013. Neural Substrates of Experience in Caenorhabditis elegans Olfactory Learning. Doctoral dissertation, Harvard University.http://dissertations.umi.com/gsas.harvard:11143http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:11181134One essential function of the nervous system is to modulate behavioral response based on experience. In the past decades, increasing amount of studies has characterized the mechanisms underlying experience-dependent modulation of neural circuits. However, it is not entirely clear how the nervous system translates experience into a modulatory signal. The over-arching goal of my thesis work is to contribute to our understanding of this important neuroscience question.en-USBiologyThesis or Dissertation2013-10-18