Dimensionality and dynamics in the behavior of C. elegans.

A major challenge in analyzing animal behavior is to discover some underlying simplicity in complex motor actions. Here, we show that the space of shapes adopted by the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans is low dimensional, with just four dimensions accounting for 95% of the shape variance. These dimen...

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Main Authors: Greg J Stephens, Bethany Johnson-Kerner, William Bialek, William S Ryu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008-04-01
Series:PLoS Computational Biology
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2276863?pdf=render