Paper:
A Dynamic Body Model of the Nematode C. elegans with Neural Oscillators
Michiyo Suzuki*, Takeshi Goto*, Toshio Tsuji*,
and Hisao Ohtake**
*Department of Artificial Complex Systems Engineering, Hiroshima University, 1-4-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima 739-8527, Japan
**Department of Biotechnology, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamadaoka, Suita-shi, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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