Sanna Koskela

Connectome-driven neural inventory of a complete visual system

A FIB-SEM connectome of the male Drosophila right optic lobe sorts ∼53,000 neurons into 727 types, with neurotransmitter predictions and 577 matched split-GAL4 lines.

A comprehensive neuroanatomical survey of the Drosophila Lobula Plate Tangential Neurons with predictions for their optic flow sensitivity

The paper reconstructs and identifies 58 Lobula Plate Tangential Neurons in Drosophila using EM and predicts their optic flow sensitivity through computational anatomy.

Eye structure shapes neuron function in Drosophila motion vision

The paper shows that the preferred directions of Drosophila DS neurons are shaped by the compound eye's structure, linking peripheral anatomy to neural function and behavior.

Retinal OFF ganglion cells allow detection of quantal shadows at starlight

The paper shows that mice detect dim light shadows using the retinal OFF pathway, limited by noise and signal loss in retinal processing.