NeuroscienceeLifePeer-reviewed
The nematode worm C. elegans chooses between bacterial foods as if maximizing economic utility
Abraham Katzen, Hui-Kuan Chung, William T. Harbaugh…·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.
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