Anthony D. Fouad

A proprioceptive feedback circuit controls Caenorhabditis elegans locomotor amplitude through dopamine signaling

The paper identifies a proprioceptive feedback circuit in C. elegans that adjusts locomotor amplitude via dopamine and neuropeptide signaling.

Phase response analyses support a relaxation oscillator model of locomotor rhythm generation in Caenorhabditis elegans

The paper uses phase response analysis to support a relaxation oscillator model explaining C. elegans locomotor rhythm generation.

Thermal laser ablation with tunable lesion size reveals multiple origins of seizure-like convulsions in Caenorhabditis elegans

This study uses thermal laser ablation in C. elegans to investigate the origins of seizure-like convulsions in a gain-of-function mutant.

Distributed Rhythm Generators Underlie Caenorhabditis elegans Forward Locomotion

The paper identifies multiple rhythm generators in C. elegans forward locomotion through optogenetic and ablation experiments, showing coordinated oscillations between body regions.

Excitatory Motor Neurons are Local Central Pattern Generators in an Anatomically Compressed Motor Circuit for Reverse Locomotion

The paper identifies class A motor neurons in C. elegans as intrinsic oscillators driving reverse locomotion without premotor interneurons.