Short-term memory by distributed neural network oscillators in a simple nervous system

• C. elegans makes deferred, non-random, sensory-guided turns during foraging
• Two neural complexes exhibit widely distributed, interacting network oscillations
• Relative oscillator phase holds a sensory memory for deferred action
• Extrinsic motor oscillators may be co-opted for internal cognitive processes

Unifying community whole-brain imaging datasets enables robust neuron identification and reveals determinants of neuron position in C. elegans

• NWB file format extended to support C. elegans whole-brain imaging data
• Production of a diverse data corpus using harmonization tools at wormid.org
• Neuron ID algorithms improve in performance and do not need lab-specific retraining
• Neuronal atlas reveals biological determinants of neuron positioning