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Nonlinear Control in the Nematode C. elegans.

Megan Morrison¹, Charles Fieseler², J Nathan Kutz¹

¹Department of Applied Mathematics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States.

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|February 8, 2021

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A new nonlinear control model explains how C. elegans transitions between behavioral states using a single dynamical system. This model captures neural dynamics and generates testable hypotheses for neuro-modulators.

Keywords:

C. elegans dimensionality reduction feed-forward control neural network models nonlinear control

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Area of Science:

Neuroscience
Computational Biology
Dynamical Systems

Background:

Whole-brain calcium imaging in *C. elegans* reveals low-dimensional neural dynamics linked to behavioral states.
Existing models fail to capture multiple fixed points or the control mechanisms for state transitions.

Purpose of the Study:

To propose a minimally parameterized, global nonlinear control model for *C. elegans* neural dynamics.
To explain how fast and slow timescale dynamics control transitions between stable behavioral states within a single model.

Main Methods:

Developed a nonlinear control model fit to the dominant principal component analysis (PCA) mode of calcium imaging data.
Characterized timescale changes via a single parameter in the control model.

Main Results:

The nonlinear model successfully captures state transitions previously described by Markov-switching models.
Changes in a single parameter correlate with both short and long timescale transition statistics.
Identified potential experimental correlates with neuro-modulators influencing global dynamics.

Conclusions:

The proposed nonlinear control theory elegantly characterizes control in *C. elegans* neuron population dynamics.
The framework offers a paradigm for generalizing to more complex systems with multiple behavioral states.