Dear Worm Researchers,

Assaying mechanosensation, by Marty Chalfie, Anne Hart, Cathy Rankin, and Miriam Goodman, has been published in the Behavioral assays section of WormMethods. This chapter updates and expands the mechanosensation assays currently found in the 2006 chapter, Behavior, edited by Anne Hart. In addition to updating assays for gentle and harsh touch, precipice response, nictation, head withdrawal and foraging, tap reflex, habituation to tap, and nose touch, the new chapter describes mechanical stimulation during electrical or optical recording.

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Thank you for your interest in WormBook,

Jane Mendel
Editor, WormBook