Controlling a virtual creature with a 192-neuron male worm connectome
DJiafei · x · 2026-09-14
A developer trained a controller for "Microduck" using a 192-neuron subset of the male C. elegans CNS connectome. The modeled neural activity drives exploratory head and body movements, making the simulated neural firing patterns directly visible as behavior.
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