Genetically encoded indicators of neuronal activity
MZ Lin, MJ Schnitzer - Nature neuroscience, 2016 - nature.com
Experimental efforts to understand how the brain represents, stores and processes
information require high-fidelity recordings of multiple different forms of neural activity within …
information require high-fidelity recordings of multiple different forms of neural activity within …
Neuroethology of olfactory-guided behavior and its potential application in the control of harmful insects
CE Reisenman, H Lei, PG Guerenstein - Frontiers in physiology, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Harmful insects include pests of crops and storage goods, and vectors of human and animal
diseases. Throughout their history, humans have been fighting them using diverse methods …
diseases. Throughout their history, humans have been fighting them using diverse methods …
Memory-relevant mushroom body output synapses are cholinergic
Memories are stored in the fan-out fan-in neural architectures of the mammalian cerebellum
and hippocampus and the insect mushroom bodies. However, whereas key plasticity occurs …
and hippocampus and the insect mushroom bodies. However, whereas key plasticity occurs …
Using an insect mushroom body circuit to encode route memory in complex natural environments
P Ardin, F Peng, M Mangan… - PLoS computational …, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Ants, like many other animals, use visual memory to follow extended routes through complex
environments, but it is unknown how their small brains implement this capability. The …
environments, but it is unknown how their small brains implement this capability. The …
Organization of olfactory centres in the malaria mosquito Anopheles gambiae
Mosquitoes are vectors for multiple infectious human diseases and use a variety of sensory
cues (olfactory, temperature, humidity and visual) to locate a human host. A comprehensive …
cues (olfactory, temperature, humidity and visual) to locate a human host. A comprehensive …
Robust registration of calcium images by learned contrast synthesis
Multi-modal image registration is a challenging task that is vital to fuse complementary
signals for subsequent analyses. Despite much research into cost functions addressing this …
signals for subsequent analyses. Despite much research into cost functions addressing this …
Organization of descending neurons in Drosophila melanogaster
CT Hsu, V Bhandawat - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
Neural processing in the brain controls behavior through descending neurons (DNs)-
neurons which carry signals from the brain to the spinal cord (or thoracic ganglia in insects) …
neurons which carry signals from the brain to the spinal cord (or thoracic ganglia in insects) …
Mechanisms of amphetamine action illuminated through optical monitoring of dopamine synaptic vesicles in Drosophila brain
Z Freyberg, MS Sonders, JI Aguilar, T Hiranita… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
Amphetamines elevate extracellular dopamine, but the underlying mechanisms remain
uncertain. Here we show in rodents that acute pharmacological inhibition of the vesicular …
uncertain. Here we show in rodents that acute pharmacological inhibition of the vesicular …
Hormonal modulation of pheromone detection enhances male courtship success
During the lifespans of most animals, reproductive maturity and mating activity are highly
coordinated. In Drosophila melanogaster, for instance, male fertility increases with age, and …
coordinated. In Drosophila melanogaster, for instance, male fertility increases with age, and …
Scribble scaffolds a signalosome for active forgetting
I Cervantes-Sandoval, M Chakraborty, C MacMullen… - Neuron, 2016 - cell.com
Forgetting, one part of the brain's memory management system, provides balance to the
encoding and consolidation of new information by removing unused or unwanted memories …
encoding and consolidation of new information by removing unused or unwanted memories …