The superior colliculus, or tectum in the case of non-mammalian vertebrates, is a part of the
brain that registers events in the surrounding space, often through vision and hearing, but …

A great challenge in neuroscience is understanding how activity in the brain gives rise to
behavior. The zebrafish is an ideal vertebrate model to address this challenge, thanks to the …

The mesencephalic locomotor region (MLR) is a brain stem area whose stimulation triggers
graded forward locomotion. How MLR neurons recruit downstream vsx2+(V2a) …

The internal brain dynamics that link sensation and action are arguably better studied during
natural animal behaviors. Here, we report on a novel volume imaging and 3D tracking …

Neurons and neural networks often extend hundreds of micrometers in three dimensions.
Capturing the calcium transients associated with their activity requires volume imaging …

An important concept in ethology is that complex behaviors can be constructed from a set of
basic motor patterns. Identifying the set of patterns available to an animal is key to making …

In the absence of salient sensory cues to guide behavior, animals must still execute
sequences of motor actions in order to forage and explore. How such successive motor …

Detailed descriptions of brain-scale sensorimotor circuits underlying vertebrate behavior
remain elusive. Recent advances in zebrafish neuroscience offer new opportunities to …

Calcium imaging with cellular resolution typically requires an animal to be tethered under a
microscope, which substantially restricts the range of behaviors that can be studied. To …

The flexibility of locomotor movements requires an accurate control of their start, duration,
and speed. How brainstem circuits encode and convey these locomotor parameters remains …