The Geometry of Locomotive Behavioral States in C. elegans

Thomas Gallagher, Theresa Bjorness, Robert Greene, Young-Jai You and Leon Avery

PLOS ONE, 2013, vol. 8, issue 3, 1-19

Abstract: We develop a new hidden Markov model-based method to analyze C elegans locomotive behavior and use this method to quantitatively characterize behavioral states. In agreement with previous work, we find states corresponding to roaming, dwelling, and quiescence. However, we also find evidence for a continuum of intermediate states. We suggest that roaming, dwelling, and quiescence may best be thought of as extremes which, mixed in any proportion, define the locomotive repertoire of C elegans foraging and feeding behavior.

Date: 2013
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