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SyntheticBrains/nematode releases v0.7.0: connectome learning advantage attributed to gap junctions

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SyntheticBrains/nematode releases v0.7.0 (Phase 8). The experimental conclusion is that the nematode connectome's learning-speed advantage over degree-preserving null models mainly comes from the placement of gap junctions rather than connection strengths; this advantage still holds on a 12-segment kinematic body. This version places the connectome in an embodied body for validation: the simulated nematode learns to turn toward a thermal set point (weathervane behavior), but did not learn klinokinesis. The version also includes a patchy grassland environment, neuromodulation modeling, validation tools, and breaking changes.