Anna Felicity Hobbiss

Covert muscle activity reveals dynamic freezing states and prepares the animal for action

This study identifies a novel leg muscle activation pattern in freezing Drosophila that prepares the animal for movement and is modulated by external cues.

Mechanosensory stimulation triggers sustained local motor activity in Drosophila melanogaster

This study shows that mechanosensory stimulation in Drosophila can trigger sustained motor activity independently of brain centers, revealing a parallel pathway for fast movement initiation.

SpineS: An interactive time-series analysis software for dendritic spines

SpineS is an open-source software for automatic longitudinal analysis of dendritic spine dynamics with manual intervention, showing high performance on two-photon and confocal imaging datasets.

Homeostatic plasticity scales dendritic spine volumes and changes the threshold and specificity of Hebbian plasticity

This study investigates how homeostatic plasticity affects dendritic spine volumes and modifies Hebbian plasticity thresholds and specificity in mouse hippocampal neurons.