Simple Organisms; Complex Behaviors (VIDEO) Hokkaido University This video is under embargo. Please login to access this video. Caption Hokkaido University researcher Assistant Professor Yukinori Nishigami and his collaborators study the complex behavioral patterns of seemingly simple, single-celled ciliates. They found out that they employ only simple mechanosensing in a body of just the right shape to switch "intelligently" between swimming in bulk water to grazing for food on surfaces. Based on the publications: Nishigami et al.: Influence of cellular shape on sliding behavior-of ciliates (Comm Integr Biol 11, 2018)?https://doi.org/10.1080/19420889.2018.1506666 Ohmura, Nishigami et al.: Simple mechanosense and response-of cilia motion reveal the intrinsic habits of ciliates (PNAS 115, 2018)?https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1718294115 Yanase, Nishigami et al.: The neck deformation of Lacrymaria olor-depending upon cell states (JProt 51, 2018)?https://doi.org/10.18980/jop.e001 Credit Public Relations Division, Hokkaido University Usage Restrictions This video is copyrighted and can be used if properly credited. 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.