The small insect brain is often described as an input/output system that executes reflex-like
behaviours. It can also initiate neural activity and behaviours intrinsically, seen as …

The sensory tasks performed by the eye are diverse and complex. In Drosophila, the eye
performs motion detection for navigation as well as detection of the quality of light (color and …

Highlights•Spatial navigation in Drosophila relies on many sensory modalities.•4 modes of
integration have been observed: suppression, gating, summation, and association.•Multiple …

Sparse manipulation of neuron excitability during free behavior is critical for identifying
neural substrates of behavior. Genetic tools for precise neuronal manipulation exist in the …

An important strategy for efficient neural coding is to match the range of cellular responses to
the distribution of relevant input signals. However, the structure and relevance of sensory …

In most animals, the brain makes behavioral decisions that are transmitted by descending
neurons to the nerve cord circuitry that produces behaviors. In insects, only a few …

An animal's self-motion generates optic flow across its retina, and it can use this visual
signal to regulate its orientation and speed through the world. While orientation control has …

Understanding how the brain controls behaviour is undisputedly one of the grand goals of
neuroscience research, and the pursuit of this goal has a long tradition in insect …

Visual systems transduce, process and transmit light-dependent environmental cues.
Computation of visual features depends on photoreceptor neuron types (PR) present …

Many animals rely on vision to detect objects such as conspecifics, predators, and prey.
Hypercomplex cells found in feline cortex and small target motion detectors found in …