Cross-referencing online activity with the connectome to identify a neglected but well-connected neuron

Figure 1. DVC — an underappreciated neuron that promotes backing. (A) A positive correlation between page views on WormAtlas.org (from September 2013 to October 2014) and published articles mentioning the neuron class in the introduction or discussion section (indexed in Textpresso for C. elegans as of January 2015). (B) Combining metrics from (A) to create a ‘popularity index’ revealed more research into sensory neurons (see also Table S1). The central line is the median, the edges of the box are the 25th and 75th percentiles, and the whiskers extend to the most extreme data points not considered outliers. Outliers denoted on plot. (C) Underappreciated neurons DVC and RIH (dashed circle) were in the lower quartile for ‘popularity’ (< –1.0) despite having high intra-module connectedness (Z > 1.98). (D) The proportion of worms initiating backward locomotion during 4 s of blue illumination (70 μW/mm2). Circles are response probability for individual Petri plates (n = 15–25 worms/plate), crosses are mean ± SEM. Cross-referencing online activity with the connectome to identify a neglected but well-connected neuron