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What a worm's brain can teach us about sex differences in the nervous system
Ever wonder what goes on inside the brain of a worm—how it processes information, responds to stimuli and perceives the world around it?
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Northeastern University biophysicists examined the nervous systems of the roundworm C. elegans, focusing on differences between the two sexes. Hermaphrodite worms contain exactly 302 neurons, about 200 of which reside in the head while the remainder are distributed along the body, tail and reproductive organs. Male worms were found to have roughly 387 neurons, indicating a larger neural complement than their hermaphrodite counterparts.
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