In invertebrates, hemolymph substitutes the role of blood in vertebrates. The fluctuating
sugar levels in the hemolymph provides a crosstalk between the neurotransmitters in the …

Extrinsic control of neural activity is necessary to decipher the neural mechanisms
underlying behavior. Molecular tools that employ light (optogenetics) or temperature …

In implicit memory priming, exposure to one stimulus influences the subsequent experience
of other stimuli. Here we found that in Drosophila melanogaster, a prior encounter with an …

Thirst is a motivational state that drives behaviors to obtain water for fluid homeostasis. We
identified two types of central brain interneurons that regulate thirsty water seeking in …

Are the conditions of an environment the factors that make it habitable? Or is it the ability to
adapt to a habitat that makes survival possible? All conditions in a natural system are …

The role of homeostatic hormones in the control of ingestive behaviors is well established,
however the understanding of how cortical and subcortical reward systems (like the …

Manipulating feeding circuits in freely moving animals is challenging, in part because the
timing of sensory inputs is affected by the animal's behavior. To address this challenge in …

Learning and memory is an important brain function of animals across phyla, which helps
them to collect useful information for survival and adapt to constantly changing …

The onset of puberty occurs in response to the integration of various internal homeostatic
and external signals. Up until now, it remains largely unknown which internal sensory …

Résumé La maturation sexuelle se fait en réponse à l'intégration de divers signaux internes
homéostatiques et externes. Jusqu'à présent, on ignore en grande partie quels mécanismes …