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Sunaad Shastry

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A male-specific neural circuit for appetitive thirst in Drosophila

Brian P Wang, Xucheng Zhang, Sunaad Shastry, Gagandeep Kaur, Nailah Fatima, Fred W. Wolf

The paper identifies a male-specific neural circuit in Drosophila that mediates appetitive thirst by integrating neuropeptide signals and regulating motivated behaviors.

bioRxiv · Oct 15, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience