Carlotta Martelli

Undoing of firing rate adaptation enables invariant population codes

The paper shows how neural adaptation in fly olfactory neurons is compensated through circuit-level mechanisms to maintain background-invariant population codes.

Acute hypercapnic stress modulates innate and learned defensive behavior

This study shows that acute hypercapnic stress modulates defensive behaviors in Drosophila through tracheal dendrite neurons, affecting nociception and aversive memory.

Metabolic constraints on growth explain how developmental temperature scales synaptic connectivity relevant for behaviour.

The paper shows how temperature affects neural wiring in Drosophila by modeling metabolic constraints and demonstrates temperature-dependent changes in synaptic connectivity and behavior.

First-order visual interneurons distribute distinct contrast and luminance information across ON and OFF pathways to achieve stable behavior

The paper shows that first-order visual interneurons in Drosophila distribute contrast and luminance information across ON and OFF pathways to maintain stable behavior under changing illumination.

Identification of functional residues using machine learning provides insights into the evolution of odorant receptor gene families in solitary and social insects

The paper uses machine learning to identify functional residues in odorant receptors across insect species, revealing conservation patterns linked to social behavior.

Controlling and measuring dynamic odorant stimuli in the laboratory

The paper introduces methods to deliver and calibrate dynamic odorant stimuli in the lab, improving the accuracy of olfactory research.