Many animals can navigate toward a goal they cannot see based on an internal
representation of that goal in the brain's spatial maps. These maps are organized around …

Animals navigate a wide range of distances, from a few millimeters to globe-spanning
journeys of thousands of kilometers. Despite this array of navigational challenges, similar …

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 …

Abstract Changes in the abundance and diversity of neural cell types, and their connectivity,
shape brain composition and provide the substrate for behavioral evolution. Although …

For many robotics applications, it is desirable to have relatively low-power and efficient
onboard solutions. We took inspiration from insects, such as ants, that are capable of …

To navigate, we must continuously estimate the direction we are headed in, and we must
correct deviations from our goal. Direction estimation is accomplished by ring attractor …

The central complex in the brain of insects is a group of midline-spanning neuropils at the
interface between sensory and premotor tasks of the brain. It is involved in sleep control …

Many insects display lateral oscillations while moving, but how these oscillations are
produced and participate in visual navigation remains unclear. Here, we show that visually …

Insects can navigate efficiently in both novel and familiar environments, and this requires
flexiblity in how they are guided by sensory cues. A prominent landmark, for example, can …

The mushroom body (MB) is a well-characterized associative memory structure within the
Drosophila brain. Analyzing MB connectivity using multiple approaches is critical for …