Neurobiology of Caenorhabditis elegans Locomotion: Where Do We Stand?

Serotonin and the Neuropeptide PDF Initiate and Extend Opposing Behavioral States in C. elegans

(2013) Steven W. Flavell et al.   CELL

ACR-12 Ionotropic Acetylcholine Receptor Complexes Regulate Inhibitory Motor Neuron Activity in Caenorhabditis elegans

(2013) H. A. Petrash et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

On-chip analysis of C. elegans muscular forces and locomotion patterns in microstructured environments

(2013) Shazlina Johari et al.   LAB ON A CHIP

From the connectome to brain function

(2013) Cornelia I Bargmann et al.   NATURE METHODS

The Geometry of Locomotive Behavioral States in C. elegans

(2013) Thomas Gallagher et al.   PLoS One

Viscoelastic properties of the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans, a self-similar, shear-thinning worm

(2013) M. Backholm et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

The Microarchitecture of C. elegans Behavior during Lethargus: Homeostatic Bout Dynamics, a Typical Body Posture, and Regulation by a Central Neuron

(2013) Shachar Iwanir et al.   SLEEP

Neural circuits for peristaltic wave propagation in crawling Drosophila larvae: analysis and modeling

(2013) Julijana Gjorgjieva et al.   Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience

Monoaminergic Orchestration of Motor Programs in a Complex C. elegans Behavior

(2013) Jamie L. Donnelly et al.   PLOS BIOLOGY

A longitudinal study of Caenorhabditis elegans larvae reveals a novel locomotion switch, regulated by Gαs signaling

(2013) Stanislav Nagy et al.   eLife

Beyond the connectome: How neuromodulators shape neural circuits

(2012) Cornelia I. Bargmann   BIOESSAYS

Locomotion Control of Caenorhabditis elegans through Confinement

(2012) Félix Lebois et al.   BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL

Experiments and theory of undulatory locomotion in a simple structured medium

(2012) T. Majmudar et al.   Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Proprioceptive Coupling within Motor Neurons Drives C. elegans Forward Locomotion

(2012) Quan Wen et al.   NEURON

A dictionary of behavioral motifs reveals clusters of genes affecting Caenorhabditis elegans locomotion

(2012) A. E. X. Brown et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Gait Modulation in C. elegans: An Integrated Neuromechanical Model

(2012) Jordan H. Boyle et al.   Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience

Caenorhabditis elegans Body Mechanics Are Regulated by Body Wall Muscle Tone

(2011) Bryan C. Petzold et al.   BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL

The Neural Circuits and Synaptic Mechanisms Underlying Motor Initiation in C. elegans

(2011) Beverly J. Piggott et al.   CELL

Gap Junctions Synchronize Action Potentials and Ca2+Transients inCaenorhabditis elegansBody Wall Muscle

(2011) Ping Liu et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

A Perimotor Framework Reveals Functional Segmentation in the Motoneuronal Network Controlling Locomotion in Caenorhabditis elegans

(2011) G. Haspel et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

A Neuropeptide-Mediated Stretch Response Links Muscle Contraction to Changes in Neurotransmitter Release

(2011) Zhitao Hu et al.   NEURON

An Imbalancing Act: Gap Junctions Reduce the Backward Motor Circuit Activity to Bias C. elegans for Forward Locomotion

(2011) Taizo Kawano et al.   NEURON

An Image-Free Opto-Mechanical System for Creating Virtual Environments and Imaging Neuronal Activity in Freely Moving Caenorhabditis elegans

(2011) Serge Faumont et al.   PLoS One

Emergence of long timescales and stereotyped behaviors in Caenorhabditis elegans

(2011) G. J. Stephens et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Caenorhabditis elegans selects distinct crawling and swimming gaits via dopamine and serotonin

(2011) A. Vidal-Gadea et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Action potentials drive body wall muscle contractions in Caenorhabditis elegans

(2011) S. Gao et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Structural Properties of the Caenorhabditis elegans Neuronal Network

(2011) Lav R. Varshney et al.   PLoS Computational Biology

Material Properties of Caenorhabditis elegans Swimming at Low Reynolds Number

(2010) J. Sznitman et al.   BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL

Motoneurons Dedicated to Either Forward or Backward Locomotion in the Nematode Caenorhabditis elegans

(2010) G. Haspel et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Biomechanical analysis of gait adaptation in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans

(2010) C. Fang-Yen et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Measured motion: searching for simplicity in spinal locomotor networks

(2009) Sten Grillner et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN NEUROBIOLOGY

Forward locomotion of the nematode C. elegans is achieved through modulation of a single gait

(2009) Stefano Berri et al.   HFSP Journal

SU-8 force sensing pillar arrays for biological measurements

(2009) Joseph C. Doll et al.   LAB ON A CHIP

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

(2008) John Bryden et al.   BIOLOGICAL CYBERNETICS

Lethargus is a Caenorhabditis elegans sleep-like state

(2008) David M. Raizen et al.   NATURE

Optogenetic analysis of synaptic function

(2008) Jana F Liewald et al.   NATURE METHODS

Action potentials contribute to neuronal signaling in C. elegans

(2008) Jerry E Mellem et al.   NATURE NEUROSCIENCE

Genetic analysis of crawling and swimming locomotory patterns in C. elegans

(2008) J. T. Pierce-Shimomura et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA