Visual processing in the fly, from photoreceptors to behavior
TA Currier, MM Pang, TR Clandinin - Genetics, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Originally a genetic model organism, the experimental use of Drosophila melanogaster has
grown to include quantitative behavioral analyses, sophisticated perturbations of neuronal …
grown to include quantitative behavioral analyses, sophisticated perturbations of neuronal …
The connectome of an insect brain
Brains contain networks of interconnected neurons and so knowing the network architecture
is essential for understanding brain function. We therefore mapped the synaptic-resolution …
is essential for understanding brain function. We therefore mapped the synaptic-resolution …
Functional Imaging and Optogenetics in Drosophila
JH Simpson, LL Looger - Genetics, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Understanding how activity patterns in specific neural circuits coordinate an animal's
behavior remains a key area of neuroscience research. Genetic tools and a brain of …
behavior remains a key area of neuroscience research. Genetic tools and a brain of …
[HTML][HTML] A connectome of the Drosophila central complex reveals network motifs suitable for flexible navigation and context-dependent action selection
Flexible behaviors over long timescales are thought to engage recurrent neural networks in
deep brain regions, which are experimentally challenging to study. In insects, recurrent …
deep brain regions, which are experimentally challenging to study. In insects, recurrent …
The functional organization of descending sensory-motor pathways in Drosophila
In most animals, the brain controls the body via a set of descending neurons (DNs) that
traverse the neck. DN activity activates, maintains or modulates locomotion and other …
traverse the neck. DN activity activates, maintains or modulates locomotion and other …
Transforming descending input into behavior: The organization of premotor circuits in the Drosophila Male Adult Nerve Cord connectome
In most animals, a relatively small number of descending neurons (DNs) connect higher
brain centers in the animal's head to circuits and motor neurons (MNs) in the nerve cord of …
brain centers in the animal's head to circuits and motor neurons (MNs) in the nerve cord of …
Descending neuron population dynamics during odor-evoked and spontaneous limb-dependent behaviors
Deciphering how the brain regulates motor circuits to control complex behaviors is an
important, long-standing challenge in neuroscience. In the fly, Drosophila melanogaster, this …
important, long-standing challenge in neuroscience. In the fly, Drosophila melanogaster, this …
Descending control and regulation of spontaneous flight turns in Drosophila
The clumped distribution of resources in the world has influenced the pattern of foraging
behavior since the origins of locomotion, selecting for a common search motif in which …
behavior since the origins of locomotion, selecting for a common search motif in which …
Finding the gap: neuromorphic motion-vision in dense environments
Animals have evolved mechanisms to travel safely and efficiently within different habitats.
On a journey in dense terrains animals avoid collisions and cross narrow passages while …
On a journey in dense terrains animals avoid collisions and cross narrow passages while …
Encoding and control of orientation to airflow by a set of Drosophila fan-shaped body neurons
TA Currier, AMM Matheson, KI Nagel - Elife, 2020 - elifesciences.org
The insect central complex (CX) is thought to underlie goal-oriented navigation but its
functional organization is not fully understood. We recorded from genetically-identified CX …
functional organization is not fully understood. We recorded from genetically-identified CX …