The nematode worm C. elegans chooses between bacterial foods as if maximizing economic utility
Abraham Katzen, Hui-Kuan Chung, William T. Harbaugh, Christina Della Iacono, Nicholas Jackson, Elizabeth E Glater, Charles J. Taylor, Stephanie K. Yu, Steven W. Flavell, Paul William Glimcher, James Andreoni A, Shawn R. Lockery
This study shows that C. elegans makes food choices as if maximizing subjective value, using a utility function similar to humans and requiring dopamine signaling.
eLife · Apr 25, 2023Peer-reviewedNeuroscience