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A study identifies a previously unknown neuropeptide-based feedback signaling pathway in C. elegans that modulates the response of primary sensory neurons to chemical stimuli and odorant-evoked behaviors.

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Figure 1: Two-neuropeptide feedback loop modulates acute and long-term responses of the AWC olfactory receptor neuron.

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Glauser, D., Goodman, M. Neuropeptides strike back. Nat Neurosci 13, 528–529 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/nn0510-528

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