<p>Neuronal system parameters.</p>

We find that electrical synapses play a critical role in determining functional communities, and the resulting mesoscale functional architecture is predominantly gap junctionally assortative. Furthermore, comparison with behavioral circuits shows that locomotion circuits are largely segregated into distinct functional communities while other circuits are more distributed across multiple functional communities. We also observe that stimulation of neurons belonging to these distributed circuits elicits a more synchronized neuronal response compared to stimulation of neurons within the more segregated circuits.

This is consistent with the presence of behavioral patterns that originate in one circuit and terminate in another (e.g., chemosensation leading to locomotion), such that stimulation of one circuit can activate the other and eventually result in a synchronized response. We also find a large repertoire of chimera-like synchronization patterns upon stimulation of certain sensory circuits (chemosensation, mechanosensation) indicating high dynamical flexibility.

Overall, our results demonstrate that while certain behaviors are governed by functionally segregated circuits, others emerge from the synchronization of multiple functional communities, which are, to begin with, influenced by the underlying structural connectivity.</p></div>