Hybrid Boolean network implementation of a functional model of key feeding behaviors (biting, swallowing, rejection) and behavioral switching induced by sensory cues. Incorporates known neural connectivity and a mechanical model of the feeding apparatus.
Model Type: Boolean network
Region(s) or Organism(s): Aplysia
Cell Type(s): Aplysia feeding CPG neurons; Aplysia interneuron; Aplysia motor neuron; Aplysia B31/B32 neuron
Model Concept(s): Invertebrate; Bursting; Connectivity matrix; Behavioral switching
Simulation Environment: Python; MATLAB
Implementer(s): Webster-Wood, Victoria A; Gill, Jeffrey P; Thomas, Peter J; Chiel, Hillel J
References:
Webster-Wood VA, Gill JP, Thomas PJ, Chiel HJ. (2020). Control for multifunctionality: bioinspired control based on feeding in Aplysia californica. Biological cybernetics. 114 [PubMed]