Neural control of Caenorhabditis elegans forward locomotion: The role of sensory feedback

Biological Cybernetics

Volumn 98, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 339-351

  Bryden, John ^a   Cohen, Netta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NEUROLOGY; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES;

B-CLASS MOTONEURONS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS;

SENSORY FEEDBACK;

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; LOCOMOTION; METABOLISM; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL NETWORK; PHYSIOLOGY; SENSATION;

ANIMALS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEEDBACK; LOCOMOTION; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; NERVE NET; NEURAL NETWORKS (COMPUTER); NEURONS; SENSATION;

EID: 42149187726     PISSN: 03401200     EISSN: 14320770     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00422-008-0212-6     Document Type: Article

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