A single oscillating proto-hypothalamic neuron gates taxis behavior in the primitive chordate Ciona
Janeva Chung, Erin D Newman-Smith, Matthew J. Kourakis, Yishen Miao, Cezar Borba, Juan Medina, Tao Laurent, Benjamin Gallean, Emmanuel Faure, William Cairns Smith
The paper identifies a single oscillating neuron in Ciona larvae that gates phototaxis behavior by modulating the phototaxis circuit through temporal inhibition.
Current Biology · Jul 24, 2023Peer-reviewedNeuroscience