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The onset of the active phase can be modeled as a Poisson process with a time constant of approximately 20 minutes, while egg-laying events within an active phase occur with a faster time constant of approximately 20 seconds. Here we propose a cellular model for how the temporal pattern of egg-laying might be generated, based on genetic and cell-biological experiments and statistical analyses.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>We suggest that the HSN neuron is the executive neuron driving egg-laying events. We propose that the VC neurons act as \"single egg counters\" that inhibit HSN activity for short periods in response to individual egg-laying events. We further propose that the uv1 neuroendocrine cells are \"cluster counters\", which inhibit HSN activity for longer periods and are responsible for the time constant of the inactive phase. Together they form an integrated circuit that drives the clustered egg-laying pattern.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>The detailed predictions derived from this model can now be tested by straightforward validation experiments.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1186\/1752-0509-4-81","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2010,6,8]],"date-time":"2010-06-08T06:16:25Z","timestamp":1275977785000},"update-policy":"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":15,"title":["A circuit model of the temporal pattern generator of Caenorhabditis egg-laying behavior"],"prefix":"10.1186","volume":"4","author":[{"given":"Mi","family":"Zhang","sequence":"first","affiliation":[]},{"given":"William R","family":"Schafer","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]},{"given":"Rainer","family":"Breitling","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2010,6,7]]},"reference":[{"issue":"1","key":"470_CR1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"309","DOI":"10.1152\/jn.00011.2006","volume":"96","author":"BJ Norris","year":"2006","unstructured":"Norris BJ, Weaver AL, Morris LG, Wenning A, Garcia PA, Calabrese RL: A central pattern generator producing alternative outputs: temporal pattern of premotor activity. 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