Thomas Ka Chung Lam

Object manipulation and affordance learning in Drosophila

This study shows that Drosophila can learn to push objects without explicit reward, revealing neural circuits involved in affordance learning.

Odors drive feeding through gustatory receptor neurons in Drosophila

This study shows that odors activate gustatory receptor neurons in Drosophila, triggering feeding behaviors and enhancing food intake through a mechanism involving the Gr5a receptor and olfactory binding proteins.

Binocular integration of prey stimuli in the zebrafish visual system

The paper identifies binocular prey-responsive neurons in zebrafish and shows their role in encoding prey position through visual and motor inputs during hunting.

The visuomotor transformations underlying target-directed behavior

The paper identifies sensorimotor neurons in the zebrafish optic tectum and downstream areas that transform visual stimuli into specific behavioral outputs during hunting, freezing, and escape.

Conspecific sociability is regulated by associative learning circuits

This study shows that sociability in Drosophila is learned through associative circuits in the mushroom body, which modulate social valence and drive sociable responses.

NeuroMechFly v2, simulating embodied sensorimotor control in adult Drosophila

NeuroMechFly v2 simulates embodied sensorimotor control in Drosophila by integrating visual and olfactory sensing, motor feedback, and complex environments to study hierarchical control.