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We don't know anything substantial about C.elegans in this regard. That is actually the point. This is even more true for more complex nerve systems.

The whole deep learning stuff is basically roughly inspired by a tiny part of the visual cortex (see also Neocognitron). I am not sure how brain diseases can be understood by looking at such simplistic (yet powerful) machines.



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