Timothy A. Currier

Unilateral gene expression via maternally controlled zygotic recombination in Drosophila

The paper introduces a method to achieve unilateral gene expression in Drosophila by using maternal-to-zygotic transition machinery for somatic recombination during early development.

Branch-specific axon pruning induced by Dpr4/DIP-{Theta} transneuronal interactions

The paper shows Dpr4/DIP-{Theta} transneuronal interactions control branch-specific axon pruning in Drosophila mushroom body neurons, with N-Cadherin mediating this process.

Infrequent strong connections constrain connectomic predictions of neuronal function

The paper compares connectomic predictions of neuronal function with physiological measurements in fruit flies, finding that predictions are accurate for some properties but poor for others, and that strong synaptic inputs have a significant influence on function.

A neural circuit for wind-guided olfactory navigation

The paper identifies a neural pathway in Drosophila that integrates odor and wind direction cues for upwind navigation.

Encoding and control of airflow orientation by a set of Drosophila fan-shaped body neurons

The paper identifies a group of Drosophila central complex neurons that encode airflow direction and are necessary for proper orientation to airflow.

A neural circuit basis for context-modulation of individual locomotor behavior

The paper shows that individual locomotor behavior in flies changes with ambient light, mediated by central complex output neurons with idiosyncratic responses.

Dynamic integration of multisensory turn commands supports active reorienting during ongoing navigation.

The paper studies how Drosophila integrates multisensory cues during navigation, finding that conflicting cues are dynamically summed to produce intermediate turn commands.