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 …

Crawling insects, when starved, tend to have fewer head wavings and travel in straighter
tracks in search of food. We used the Drosophila melanogaster larva to investigate whether …

The dopamine transporter (DAT) mediates the inactivation of released dopamine (DA)
through its reuptake, and thereby plays an important homeostatic role in dopaminergic …

The transcriptional effects of SSRIs and other serotonergic drugs remain unclear, in part due
to the heterogeneity of postsynaptic cells, which may respond differently to changes in …

At synapses, chemical neurotransmission mediates the exchange of information between
neurons, leading to complex movement, behaviors, and stimulus processing. The immense …

Serotonin is a monoamine that acts in vertebrates and invertebrates as a modulator
promoting changes in the structure and activity of brain areas relevant to animal behavior …

Movement and behavioral state influence perception, and a stimulus can elicit opposite
behavioral actions depending on whether the animal is moving toward or away from it. Here …

In the Drosophila olfactory system most odorants are encoded in the antennal lobe in a
combinatory way, activating several glomerular circuits. However, odorants of particular …

Learning and memory allow animals to adjust their behavior based on the predictive value
of their past experiences. Memories often exist in complex representations, spread across …

Abstract Serotonin (5-HT) is known to modulate early development during critical periods
when experience drives heightened levels of plasticity in neurons. Here, we take advantage …