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YOU? · · 2025 · Open Access · · DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/frym.2025.1515133

The human brain is the most complicated system in biology, and there is still much to be discovered about how it works. How are we able to learn new things and remember what we learned? How come some children have learning difficulties, and many people start to lose their memory when they get older? Research on humans is hard, and so scientists instead look for help from an unexpected partner—the tiny worm C. elegans . Just like us, these small creatures have a nervous system, the body’s super-fast messaging network that helps you think, feel and move. They are even able to learn! In this article, we will introduce you to this wonderful worm and its learning behavior to show you how much it can teach us about learning.

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