Computational systems biology

H Kitano - Nature, 2002 - nature.com
To understand complex biological systems requires the integration of experimental and
computational research—in other words a systems biology approach. Computational …

Evolution of central pattern generators and rhythmic behaviours

PS Katz - … Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological …, 2016 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Comparisons of rhythmic movements and the central pattern generators (CPGs) that control
them uncover principles about the evolution of behaviour and neural circuits. Over the …

Capturing the continuous complexity of behaviour in Caenorhabditis elegans

T Ahamed, AC Costa, GJ Stephens - Nature Physics, 2021 - nature.com
Animal behaviour is often quantified through subjective, incomplete variables that mask
essential dynamics. Here, we develop a maximally predictive behavioural-state space from …

C. elegans locomotion: small circuits, complex functions

M Zhen, ADT Samuel - Current opinion in neurobiology, 2015 - Elsevier
Highlights•The Caenorhabditis elegans motor circuit has a nearly complete connectome.•
Neurogenetic studies are unveiling a rich and complex set of signaling relationships …

OpenWorm: overview and recent advances in integrative biological simulation of Caenorhabditis elegans

GP Sarma, CW Lee, T Portegys… - … of the Royal …, 2018 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The adoption of powerful software tools and computational methods from the software
industry by the scientific research community has resulted in a renewed interest in …

Polyethylene nanoparticles at environmentally relevant concentrations enhances neurotoxicity and accumulation of 6-PPD quinone in Caenorhabditis elegans

X Hua, D Wang - Science of The Total Environment, 2024 - Elsevier
The exposure risk of 6-PPD quinone (6-PPDQ) has aroused increasing concern. In the
natural environment, 6-PPDQ could interact with other pollutants, posing more severe …

Robust circuit rhythms in small circuits arise from variable circuit components and mechanisms

E Marder, ML Goeritz, AG Otopalik - Current opinion in neurobiology, 2015 - Elsevier
Highlights•Analysis of small oscillatory circuits reveals variability in system
parameters.•Circuits with different parameter sets can be robust to moderate …

Colloquium: Multiscale modeling of brain network organization

C Presigny, F De Vico Fallani - Reviews of Modern Physics, 2022 - APS
A complete understanding of the brain requires an integrated description of the numerous
scales and levels of neural organization. This means studying the interplay of genes and …

OpenWorm: an open-science approach to modeling Caenorhabditis elegans

B Szigeti, P Gleeson, M Vella, S Khayrulin… - Frontiers in …, 2014 - frontiersin.org
OpenWorm is an international collaboration with the aim of understanding how the behavior
of Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans) emerges from its underlying physiological …

Excitatory motor neurons are local oscillators for backward locomotion

S Gao, SA Guan, AD Fouad, J Meng, T Kawano… - Elife, 2018 - elifesciences.org
Cell-or network-driven oscillators underlie motor rhythmicity. The identity of C. elegans
oscillators remains unknown. Through cell ablation, electrophysiology, and calcium imaging …