Caenorhabditis elegans lives in a complex habitat in which they routinely experience large
fluctuations in temperature, and encounter physical obstacles that vary in size and …

Discussions of the function of early nervous systems usually focus on a causal flow from
sensors to effectors, by which an animal coordinates its actions with exogenous changes in …

Classical and modern ethological studies suggest that animal behavior is organized
hierarchically across timescales, such that longer-timescale behaviors are composed of …

Changes in an animal's behavior and internal state are accompanied by widespread
changes in activity across its brain. However, how neurons across the brain encode …

Sensations of the internal state of the body play crucial roles in regulating the physiological
processes and maintaining homeostasis of an organism. However, our understanding of …

Animal behaviors are commonly organized into long-lasting states that coordinately impact
the generation of diverse motor outputs such as feeding, locomotion, and grooming …

A repetitive gait cycle is an archetypical component within the behavioral repertoire of many
animals including humans. It originates from mechanical feedback within proprioceptors to …

Highlights•A large fraction of the brain's instantaneous activity in worms, flies, and mice
represents the animal's ongoing behavior.•Brain-wide behavioral representations are multi …

Many neuronal identity regulators are expressed in distinct populations of cells in the
nervous system, but their function is often analyzed only in specific isolated cellular contexts …

In animals, proper locomotion is crucial to find mates and foods and avoid predators or
dangers. Multiple sensory systems detect external and internal cues and integrate them to …