Parkinsonian Worms Swimming and Crawling (VIDEO) University of Texas at Austin This video is under embargo. Please login to access this video. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Caption In this video, Jon Pierce-Shimomura, assistant professor of neurobiology, describes the test that is based on the difficulty these "parkinsonian" C. elegans worms have in switching from swimming to crawling when they’re taken out of water. Credit Mason Jones Usage Restrictions None License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.