#  Yun Zhang Study Suggests Worm Nervous System More Complex Than Thought 

 





May 21, 2012

 

 

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**Yun Zhang** and colleagues from the Center for Brain Science studied C. Elegans (tiny, transparent worms) and demonstrated they have a more complex neural system than was previously thought. Their paper was published in the Journal *[Nature](http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v487/n7405/full/nature11081.html)* suggesting a possible path for study of neurological disorders such as shizophrenia. [Full Story](http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2012/05/follow-the-worm/).



 

 

 



 

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