Fear Response Biochemistry Uncovered

The discovery that a tiny nematode worm exhibits fear-like responses akin to human anxiety could help scientists develop effective new drugs for treating conditions such as posttraumatic stress disorder and panic disorder, according to researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies.The Salk Institute team, headed by Sreekanth Chalasani, Ph.D., an associate professor at the Molecular Neurobiology Laboratory, found that the nematode worm Caenorhabditis elegans responds to chemicals relea