Recurrent connectivity supports carbon dioxide sensitivity in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes
Jialu Bao, Wesley T. Alford, Avinash Khandelwal, Laurel Walsh, George Lantz, Santiago Poncio, Laia Serratosa Capdevila, Yervand Azatian, Brian DePasquale, David G. C. Hildebrand, Meg A. Younger, Wei-Chung Allen Lee
The paper analyzes CO2-sensing circuits in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, finding high recurrent connectivity among CO2-sensitive neurons and proposing it enhances CO2 detection.
bioRxiv · Jul 29, 2025 · PreprintNeuroscience