Kristian J. Herrera

Fishexplorer: A multimodal cellular atlas platform for neuronal circuit dissection in larval zebrafish

FishExplorer integrates multimodal brain data from larval zebrafish to enable circuit analysis and hypothesis generation.

A connectomic resource for neural cataloguing and circuit dissection of the larval zebrafish brain

The paper presents a connectomic dataset of a larval zebrafish brain, enabling circuit analysis through synaptic and neuronal annotations.

A Spinal Circuit for Hypoxia-Evoked Motor Output in Zebrafish Larvae

The paper identifies a spinal motor circuit in zebrafish larvae that mediates hypoxia-evoked pectoral fin movements by linking hypoxia detection to motor output through cholinergic spinal motor neurons.

Cardiac interoception impacts behavior and brain-wide neuronal dynamics

The paper shows that heart rate changes influence behavior and brain activity in larval zebrafish, with specific brain regions encoding heart rate signals.

Correlative light and electron microscopy identifies circuit motifs underlying processing of noisy visual motion in larval zebrafish

The paper uses correlative light and electron microscopy to identify synaptic motifs in larval zebrafish that support visual motion processing.

Sleep Disruption Improves Performance in Simple Olfactory and Visual Decision-Making Tasks

This study shows that sleep disruption improves performance in visual and olfactory decision-making tasks in larval zebrafish by increasing reaction times and correct decisions.

Multi-species community platform for comparative neuroscience in teleost fish

The paper develops a multi-species brain atlas platform for comparative neuroscience in teleost fish, revealing species-specific neural structures and enabling gene expression and activity comparisons.

Coordination of two enhancers drives expression of olfactory trace amine-associated receptors

The paper identifies two enhancers critical for TAAR gene expression in olfactory sensory neurons and shows they operate in cis to regulate gene choice.

Larval zebrafish use olfactory detection of sodium and chloride to avoid salt-water

This study shows zebrafish larvae detect salt gradients using olfactory receptor neurons that sense monovalent ions, avoiding high salinity environments.

Social isolation modulates appetite and defensive behavior via a common oxytocinergic circuit in larval zebrafish

The paper shows social isolation activates an oxytocinergic circuit in larval zebrafish that modulates both defensive and feeding behaviors through chemical cues.

Phenotypic landscape of schizophrenia-associated genes defines candidates and their shared functions

The paper mutates zebrafish orthologues of schizophrenia-associated genes to identify phenotypic candidates and shared functions.