# C. elegans Whole-Brain Simulation **Entity class:** Computational-neuroscience system **Domain:** Neuroscience / Simulation **Maturity:** Developed ## Definition A C. elegans whole-brain simulation models the nervous system of the nematode whose compact connectome makes organism-scale neural analysis unusually tractable. ## Mechanism and significance The model is valuable as a bridge between biological and artificial dynamics, but reproducing connectivity or selected behavior does not establish a complete simulation of the living worm. ## Relationships - **Research dossier:** [[research/ASI and RSI Timeline Research Moonshots|ASI and RSI Timeline Research Moonshots]] - **Ontology route:** [[ASI and RSI Timeline Ontology#Neural Decoding and Cognitive Systems|Neural Decoding and Cognitive Systems]] - **Primary fields:** [[Neural Decoding]] · [[Brain-Computer Interfaces]] · [[Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging]] - **Adjacent concepts:** [[Image-Native Cognition]] · [[Biological Learning Algorithm]] · [[Liquid AI]] · [[Distributed Biological Memory]] ## Sources and provenance - [[research/ASI and RSI Timeline Research Moonshots|ASI and RSI Timeline Research Moonshots]] — immediate source for this node's role in the broadcast research map. ## Evidence boundary The research dossier establishes why this entity or concept belongs in the Moonshots ontology. Time-sensitive organizational, product, policy, and performance claims should be checked against the linked primary source or a current authoritative source before reuse as settled fact.