# NEMA

> Enhanced C. elegans Neural Network with Advanced Learning Capabilities

NEMA helps researchers simulate C. elegans neural networks by providing biologically accurate digital worm models on blockchain infrastructure.

NEMA helps computational neuroscientists study neural behavior by simulating complete C. elegans organisms with 302 neurons and 95 muscle cells. Users can run verified neural simulations, visualize real-time worm movement, and access persistent biological data. NEMA makes digital biology research more transparent through blockchain verification.

- Type: Project
- Sector: Science
- Status: Announced
- Profile: https://thegrid.id/profiles/nema

## Products

- [NEMA Neural Simulation Platform](https://thegrid.id/profiles/nema): NEMA is a C. elegans neural simulation with modified Izhikevich models and physics-based locomotion, persisting simulation states on Solana blockchain. The system processes 302 neurons in real-time while maintaining verification through cryptographic hash chains. (Developer Tooling, Discontinued, Main Product)
- [NemaLink Technology](https://thegrid.id/profiles/nema): NemaLink is a neural bridge architecture with synaptic modulation and adaptive pathways, facilitating bidirectional communication between simulated neural clusters and external control systems for enhanced C. elegans behavioral modeling. (Developer Tooling, Discontinued)

## Assets

- [NEMA (NEMA)](https://thegrid.id/profiles/nema): NEMA is the utility token of the NEMA neural simulation platform on Ethereum. It is used to pay for computational resources and to vote on governance decisions within the C. elegans research ecosystem. By holding NEMA, researchers gain metered access to on-chain neural simulations, with the token acting as the economic layer that funds and regulates access to verified biological models. (Utility)

## Links

- [Main](https://www.nema.ac)
- [Twitter / X](https://x.com/nema_lab)
- [GitHub](https://github.com/nema-ac)

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