Chuntao Dan

A neural circuit architecture for rapid behavioral flexibility in goal-directed navigation

This paper describes a neural circuit framework in Drosophila that enables rapid behavioral adaptation through head direction and goal representations during navigation.

A connectome of the Drosophila central complex reveals network motifs suitable for flexible navigation and context-dependent action selection

The paper presents the first complete connectome of the Drosophila central complex, revealing network motifs that support flexible navigation and context-dependent action selection.

A fast genetically encoded fluorescent sensor for faithful in vivo acetylcholine detection in mice, fish, worms and flies

iAChSnFR, a fluorescent indicator built from a bacterial periplasmic binding protein, reports acetylcholine with large, fast signals in mouse, fish, fly and worm preparations.

Neurogenetic dissection of the Drosophila innate olfactory processing center

The paper generates split-GAL4 driver lines to map and functionally characterize 82 cell types in the Drosophila lateral horn, revealing connectivity with mushroom bodies and identifying cell types that influence behavior.