Joshua D. Hawk

The paper shows how thermosensory neurons in C. elegans use gain modulation based on experience to encode temperature changes relevant for navigation.

The paper shows that electrical synapses in C. elegans filter sensory information to guide context-specific behavioral choices by modulating neuronal excitability and integration of temperature stimuli.

The paper identifies neuromodulatory circuits in C. elegans that control sickness behavior dynamics during infection by Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

This study shows that the CBP KIX domain is essential for long-term memory and circadian rhythms by regulating CREB and CLOCK target genes.

This paper introduces HySyn, a synthetic synapse system that rewires neural circuits in vivo by creating de novo neuromodulatory transmission in C. elegans.

The paper develops methods to analyze sleep and neural activity in adult C. elegans, finding that sleep increases arousal threshold without altering sensory neuron responses.

The paper shows how two plasticity mechanisms in a single C. elegans neuron encode thermosensory information and actuate a temperature-preference memory.