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Yi Q Zhao

McGill University

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A positive feedback loop between sensory and octopaminergic neurons underlies nociceptive plasticity in Drosophila larvae

Jean-Christophe Boivin, Yi Q Zhao, Jiayi Zhu, Jared T. Dakin, Jing Ning, Tomoko Ohyama

The paper shows that repeated nociceptive stimulation in Drosophila larvae increases escape behavior through a positive feedback loop involving sensory and octopaminergic neurons.

PLoS Genetics · Apr 28, 2026Peer-reviewedNeuroscience