Distinct neural state dynamics associated with motor state transitions in C. elegans
Friederike Buck, Bennet Sakelaris, Cori Bargmann · COSYNE 2025
Locomotor behaviors are composed of ordered transitions between motor states required to produce a functional outcome. However, the circuit mechanisms by which the brain generates a sequential ordering of motor actions for constructive behavioral output, particularly in freely-behaving animals, is largely unknown. With 302 neurons within a well-defined connectome and a library of genetic tools, complex yet discernible behaviors, and recent advances in brain-wide imaging, the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans offers a unique opportunity to study how the brain generates behavior. To better underst
ePoster · Neuroscience