Xitong Liang

The paper uses computer vision and dimensionality reduction to analyze chromatophore motor control in cephalopods, revealing the organization of motor units and their neural control.

The paper identifies three distinct circadian phases in Drosophila pacemaker networks and shows how they drive rhythmic activity in downstream neurons.

The paper shows that circadian pacemaker neurons in Drosophila exhibit co-phasic rhythms in basal calcium levels and fast calcium fluctuations, driven by IP3R and T-type channels respectively.

This study identifies Gr8a as a pleiotropic chemoreceptor that co-regulates pheromone perception and production in Drosophila, maintaining mating signaling coupling.

The paper shows that Gr8a, a Gustatory receptor, regulates both the perception and synthesis of an inhibitory mating pheromone in Drosophila melanogaster, facilitating genetic coupling between these processes.

The paper identifies a circadian pathway in Drosophila where morning and evening oscillators drive pre-motor centers via specific dopaminergic neurons, resulting in a two-peak locomotor activity pattern.