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Nikolas Kokan

University of British Columbia

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Animal Behavior & Cognition· 1 Neuroscience· 1

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Organism:C. elegans· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Assay:behavioral assay· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:clustering· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1

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Catharine H. RankiniD· 2 shared Alvaro Luna· 1 shared Audrey Siu· 1 shared Conny H. Lin· 1 shared Joani W. ViliunasiD· 1 shared

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Neuropeptides Involved in Elicited Reversal Speed Plasticity in C. elegans During Mechanosensory Habituation

Audrey Siu, Nikolas Kokan, Catharine H. Rankin

The paper analyzes reversal speed plasticity in C. elegans during mechanosensory habituation and identifies neuropeptide signaling as involved in early speed modulation.

bioRxiv · Nov 24, 2025 · PreprintAnimal Behavior & Cognition

Ethanol alters mechanosensory habituation in C. elegans by way of the BK potassium channel through a novel mechanism

Nikolas Kokan, Conny H. Lin, Alvaro Luna, Joani W. Viliunas, Catharine H. Rankin

This study shows ethanol modulates habituation in C. elegans via the BK channel SLO-1 through a novel mechanism, altering response plasticity without general facilitation or inhibition.

PLoS ONE · Jun 11, 2025Peer-reviewedNeuroscience