WormLab User Guide

Overview

WormLab performs fully automated quantification of the behavior of C. elegans and other nematodes. Using the WormLab patented worm-tracking technology, you have access to dozens of detailed metrics, including speed, direction, and distance travelled. Fully characterize dynamic changes in posture, amplitude of sinusoidal movement and accurately quantify complex movements such as omega bends, coiling, self-overlap, swimming, and thrashing. Easily and efficiently investigate subtle effects on social interactions such as aggregation, social foraging and mating.

What's new

See the What's new page or view the Release Notes.

Get started

Take a tour of WormLab software.

Computer-system requirements

Guidelines on computer-system requirements are available here.

The computer-processing power needed to run WormLab depends on the size, compression, and structure of the images that you are evaluating. We recommend that you review the computer-system requirements before you start working with WormLab or if the software crashes while you are using it.