https://github.com/raminmh/worm-blogging

Here, I include my thoughts about how does the brain of the worm give rise to remarkable behavioral plasticities
https://github.com/raminmh/worm-blogging

biological-networks celegans complex-neural-networks computational-neuroscience dynamic-systems modeling simulation

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Here, I include my thoughts about how does the brain of the worm give rise to remarkable behavioral plasticities

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/raminmh/worm-blogging
• Owner: raminmh
• Created: 2017-03-24T10:02:47.000Z (almost 8 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2017-09-18T08:04:20.000Z (over 7 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-01-29T07:36:57.264Z (11 months ago)
• Topics: biological-networks, celegans, complex-neural-networks, computational-neuroscience, dynamic-systems, modeling, simulation
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• Stars: 2
• Watchers: 3
• Forks: 1
• Open Issues: 1
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  • Readme: README.md

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# Worm-Blogging

Here, I include my thoughts on how the brain of the worm gives rise to remarkable behavioral plasticities.

# Discussions on how the worm crawl

Initially in a series of documents, I will discuss the role of the command-neurons, different types of motor neurons and their connectivity with the body-wall muscle cells. The ultimate goal is to derive a valid assumption on how the crawling happens in C. elegans and accordingly, simulate the response of the worm to a tap or touch stimulus. My justifications will be based on the connectome dataset provided for the adult hermaphrodite by the WormWiring. I will be investigating various neural circuits consisting of command neurons such as AVB and AVA, together with B-type, A-type, D-type and AS motor neurons including their connectivity to the muscles. The first discussion will be on a neural circuit comprised of AVB and B-type motor neurons.  I will then discuss D-type and AS motor neurons within the next discussion. Afterwards, I will include the body-wall muscles into the neural circuit and discuss in details the propagation of an AVB-excitation into the motor neurons and muscle cells. I will finally repeat such analyses with AVA command neuron and A-type motor neurons and explain the neural circuit's architecture.