Thomas L. Daniel

This study investigates whether pilifers provide mechanosensory feedback during floral tracking in hawkmoths, finding that they respond to lateral motions with rapid latency and extensive neural connections.

This paper uses a Conditional Variational Autoencoder to predict muscle twitch parameters from simulated and experimental data, identifying therapeutic targets for a cardiac mutation.

The paper examines intraspecific variation in campaniform sensilla placement on hawkmoth wings, finding consistent regions but variable numbers and distributions, suggesting robustness in flight control feedback.

This study shows that nonuniform wing stiffness and damping improve mechanosensory feedback accuracy in insects and offer design insights for robotics.

The paper shows how wing structure and neural encoding interact to determine optimal sensing strategies for flight control in insects.

This study investigates how hawkmoths use tactile feedback to locate nectaries in flowers, showing they actively explore and learn to find floral features efficiently.