putting worms on ice stops them forgetting

putting worms on ice stops them forgetting

The laboratory stalwart Caenorhabditis elegans gets a memory boost from being placed on ice.Credit: Heiti Paves/Science Photo Library Roundworms have short memories, forgetting new information just two to three hours after learning it. But put them on ice and they don’t forget — until they are returned to room temperature, a study finds1. The worms, … Read more