Neuronal networks are the standard heuristic model today for describing brain activity
associated with animal behavior. Recent studies have revealed an extensive role for a …

Recent years have seen an explosion of interest in the evolution of neural circuits.
Comparison of animals from different families, orders, and phyla reveals fascinating …

Here we design and optimize a genetically encoded fluorescent indicator, iAChSnFR, for the
ubiquitous neurotransmitter acetylcholine, based on a bacterial periplasmic binding protein …

Female Aedes aegypti mosquitoes show strong innate attraction to humans. This
chemosensory behavior is critical to species survival because females require a blood-meal …

Many neurons show compartmentalized activity, in which activity does not spread readily
across the cell, allowing input and output to occur locally. However, the functional …

Reliance on broad-spectrum insecticides and chemotherapeutic agents to control
hematophagous insect vectors, and their related diseases is threatened by increasing …

Inter-male aggressive behavior is a prominent sexually dimorphic behavior. Neural circuits
that underlie aggressive behavior are therefore likely under the control of sex-determining …

Diverse mechanosensory neurons detect different mechanical forces that can impact animal
behavior. Yet our understanding of the anatomical and physiological diversity of these …

Following acute neural injury, severed axons undergo programmed Wallerian degeneration
over several following days. While sleep has been linked with synaptic reorganization under …

A globally invasive form of the mosquito Aedes aegypti specializes in biting humans, making
it an efficient vector of dengue, yellow fever, Zika, and chikungunya viruses. Host-seeking …