Tosif Ahamed

This paper develops a Markov model of C. elegans foraging behavior that captures dynamics across scales, revealing new behavioral states and a trade-off between local and global search strategies.

This study identifies a master neuron in C. elegans that modulates forward and backward movement through tonic and phasic activity at different timescales.

The paper shows that juvenile C. elegans generate symmetric motor patterns through an asymmetric motor circuit, with dorsal bending driven by synaptic wiring and ventral bending via extrasynaptic signaling from premotor interneurons.

The paper reconstructs the post-embryonic maturation of the C. elegans motor circuit using electron microscopy, showing how structural rewiring maintains functional output during development.