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The geometry of locomotive behavioral states in C. elegans.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Gallagher Thomas, Bjorness Theresa, Greene Robert, You Young-Jai, Avery Leon
Abstract excerpt
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...
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