Richard Doty Fetter

The paper describes optimized experimental assays for studying presynaptic homeostatic plasticity (PHP) in adult mammalian brain tissue, highlighting improvements in cell and tissue health and benchmarking criteria for PHP analysis.

This study identifies ERM proteins as regulators of EPJ shape and number in neurons through actin bundling and phase separation.

The paper describes an automated ultra-microtome for TEM sectioning, achieving high success rates in cutting and picking up sections from various biological samples.

The paper maps the synaptic-resolution connectome of a Drosophila larva brain, identifying neuron types, circuit motifs, and structural features.

The paper maps convergence neurons in Drosophila that integrate innate and learned olfactory drives to mediate action selection.

This study identifies PKA as a key effector of the Moody GPCR in Drosophila BBB formation and maintenance, showing its role in regulating cell growth and junction integrity.

The paper uses electron microscopy to map sensory and interneuronal pathways to neuroendocrine cells in Drosophila, identifying a CO2-responsive network involving Corazonin and Diuretic hormone 44 neurons.

This study identifies Canon neurons in Drosophila larvae that regulate coordinated muscular relaxation during backward locomotion through an intersegmental circuit.

The paper describes the fusion of specific Drosophila nurse cells with the oocyte and its implications for oocyte development.

The paper investigates how synaptic connections in Drosophila are formed through partner-derived cues, global positional cues, and synaptic activity, showing that all three contribute to proper circuit assembly.

The paper identifies common phenotypic modifiers that interact with autism-related genes, leading to a failure of presynaptic homeostatic plasticity.

The paper maps the synaptic connectome of the Drosophila larva mushroom body and identifies feedback pathways that enable modulatory neurons to compute teaching signals for reinforcement learning.

The paper identifies developmentally arrested precursor neurons in Drosophila that form an embryonic blueprint for the central complex.

The paper maps sensory input pathways and their connections to motor outputs in Drosophila larvae, revealing monosynaptic and polysynaptic routes that converge on common motor targets.

The paper identifies a command-like descending neuron that induces backward locomotion and inhibits forward locomotion in larvae and adults.

The paper provides a complete electron microscopy volume of the adult Drosophila melanogaster brain, revealing new insights into synaptic connectivity and neuronal circuitry.

The paper shows that neural circuit structure in Drosophila larvae remains consistent despite growth, with compensatory changes in neuronal morphology and connectivity.

This paper maps the synaptic wiring diagram and neurotransmitters of the Drosophila larval visual circuit, revealing parallel circuits for light intensity and temporal changes.

The paper reconstructs the complete synaptic connectome of the Drosophila larval mushroom body, revealing novel circuit structures and input integration patterns in Kenyon cells.