Effects of heavy-ion microbeam on the salt chemotaxis learning in mutants

Sakashita, Tetsuya; Hattori, Yuya; Ikeda, Hiroko; Muto, Yasuko*; Yokota, Yuichiro; Funayama, Tomoo; Hamada, Nobuyuki*; Shirai, Kana*; Kobayashi, Yasuhiko

We studied effects of ionizing radiation on the salt chemotaxis learning in . We recently found the modulatory effect of -rays on the salt chemotaxis learning that was manifested as a decrease in chemotaxis. However, we have no direct evidence for the interaction of ionizing radiation with the central neuronal tissue (nerve ring) of the nervous system in . Localized ionizing irradiation is useful to analyze radiation effects at a cellular or tissue level. Thus, to investigate the effects on the nerve ring, we used the heavy-ion microbeam system installed at the Takasaki Ion accelerators for Advanced Radiation Application of JAEA. In this presentation, we will discuss the preliminary results and a future vision.