Fluid turbulence is a double-edged sword for the navigation of macroscopic animals, such
as birds, insects, and rodents. On the one hand, turbulence enables pheromone …

The biological olfactory system is the sensory system responsible for the detection of the
chemical composition of the environment. Several attempts to mimic biological olfactory …

Dopamine plays a central role in motivating and modifying behavior, serving to invigorate
current behavioral performance and guide future actions through learning. Here we examine …

Accurate and prompt localization of hazardous release sources ensures a timely emergency
response to potential damages. Robot odor source localization is the study of locating the …

Tracking an odour plume to locate its source under variable wind and plume statistics is a
complex task. Flying insects routinely accomplish such tracking, often over long distances, in …

Insect intraspecific olfactory communication occurs in a complex sensory environment. Here
we present recent results on how the olfactory system extracts specific information from a …

Odours are a fundamental part of the sensory environment used by animals to guide
behaviours such as foraging and navigation,. Primary olfactory (piriform) cortex is thought to …

The convergence of internal path integration and external sensory landmarks generates a
cognitive spatial map in the hippocampus. We studied how localized odor cues are …

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 …

Despite the ecological importance of long-distance dispersal in insects, its mechanistic basis
is poorly understood in genetic model species, in which advanced molecular tools are …