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Scale1 : 1
RevC
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FIG. 24

C. elegans

OpenWorm · c302 + Sibernetic · Whole-organism
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A whole-organism simulation of the 1-mm nematode C. elegans. Its ~300-neuron nervous system (c302, on the NEURON simulator) drives a soft-body physics model of the worm's body (Sibernetic) — and a forward-crawling gait emerges from the coupling, nothing scripted. The full pipeline needs Docker, NEURON and a physics engine, so this is a run computed offline and played back.

Organism
C. elegans (hermaphrodite)
Nervous system
c302 0.11 · NEURON 8.2.6
Body physics
Sibernetic soft-body
Gait reference
C2 · forward
Simulated time
100 ms
Compute
~10 min CPU, offline
Neuron activity over time
Neuron activity over time
Muscle activation over time
Muscle activation over time
Source · OpenWorm — openworm.org · c302 + Sibernetic
NotesFIG. 24 · Sheet 25

A 1-mm worm simulated whole: ~300 neurons (c302 / NEURON) driving a soft-body physics model — and a forward crawl emerges. A recorded run.

DrawingSimulation Lab — Sheet 25 / 27
DisciplineComplex Systems
MethodNumerical / Agent
Date2026.05.30