---
configs:
- config_name: worm_data_short
  data_files: 
  - split: full_dataset
    path: "worm_data_short.parquet"
language:
- en
license: mit
---

**CITATION**

[Q. Simeon, L. Venâncio, M. A. Skuhersky, A. Nayebi, E. S. Boyden and G. R. Yang, "Scaling Properties for Artificial Neural Network Models of a Small Nervous System," SoutheastCon 2024, Atlanta, GA, USA, 2024, pp. 516-524, doi: 10.1109/SoutheastCon52093.2024.10500049.](https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10500049)

**FIGURE**

Compiled neural activity dataset from GCaMP calcium imaging of _C. elegans_ from multiple experimental sources, standardized to a common sampling rate and organization format.
![image/jpeg](https://cdn-uploads.huggingface.co/production/uploads/65cab82843207e438a9e7651/azsU9LuAl5N54FCTAK990.jpeg)

**EXAMPLE USAGE**

Google Colab notebook example of loading this dataset and then plotting a few samples of calcium data.
![image/jpeg](https://cdn-uploads.huggingface.co/production/uploads/65cab82843207e438a9e7651/FuzBcRZy6BQSsjOUjae47.jpeg)

**ORIGINAL DATA FILES**

We provide a [Dropbox link](https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/vfygz1twi1jg62cfssc0w/opensource_data.zip?rlkey=qa4vpwcoza3k9v5o2watwblth&dl=0) to download the original data that we obtained from various sources, including publicly available and unpublished data shared with us by researchers. The `raw_data_file` in the dataset table references these files.