Fig. 1

[A] Segmental model of C. elegans VNC, green boxes delimits neural units. Connection present in the minimal configuration of the selected model in black, dorsal and ventral muscles in blue and red respectively. [B] 2D C. elegans Mechanical model and detail of biomechanical segment. The green boxes represent the body area innervated by a neural unit. [C] Forward locomotion in the minimal configuration model showing dorsoventral bending waves along the worm body (vertical axis) and time (horizontal axis) resembling those observed in forward crawling worms. Worm posture is depicted at times T1 and T2