Kevin William Christie

The paper characterizes the synaptic connectome of neurosecretory cells in Drosophila, revealing their regulatory roles in physiology and behavior through input and output pathways.

Four connectome-defined Drosophila NPF cell types sit in separate circuits with distinct, sometimes opposing functions; population-wide NPF knockdown hides these, and activity manipulation can differ from peptide loss.

This study shows that Drosophila adjust their olfactory search behavior across different flow conditions using a flow-invariant rhythmic pattern, suggesting a unified framework for odor-guided search.

The paper identifies a pair of interneurons in Drosophila that assign positive valence to sweet taste and transmit this signal to the mushroom body for appetitive behavior.