Precise, repeatable genetic access to specific neurons via GAL4/UAS and related methods
is a key advantage of Drosophila neuroscience. Neuronal targeting is typically documented …

In Drosophila, color vision and wavelength‐selective behaviors are mediated by the
compound eye's narrow‐spectrum photoreceptors R7 and R8 and their downstream …

Sequential progression of differentiation in a tissue or in multiple tissues in a synchronized
manner plays important roles in development. Such waves of differentiation are especially …

Liprin-α proteins are adaptors that interact with the receptor protein tyrosine phosphatase
leukocyte common antigen-related (LAR) and other synaptic proteins to promote synaptic …

The receptor mechanism for color vision has been extensively studied. In contrast, the circuit
(s) that transform (s) photoreceptor signals into color percepts to guide behavior remain (s) …

The ability of vertebrates and insects to perceive and process information about the visual
world is mediated by neural circuits, which share a strikingly conserved architecture of …

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD) comprise a spectrum
of neurodegenerative diseases linked to TDP-43 proteinopathy, which at the cellular level, is …

A goal of modern neuroscience involves understanding how connections in the brain form
and function. Such a knowledge is essential to inform how defects in the exquisite …

The mechanisms of processing a visual scene involve segregating features (such as color)
into separate information channels at different stages within the brain, processing these …

There is increasing interest in flies as potentially important pollinators. Flies are known to
have a complex visual system, including 4 spectral classes of photoreceptors that contribute …