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Rui Gonçalves

Champalimaud FoundationORCID 0000-0003-1401-9709Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Organism:Drosophila· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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NeurosciencebioRxivPreprintOct 9, 2026

Neuronal sex identity shapes social buffering of defensive freezing behaviour in fruit flies

Mirjam Heinemans, Rui Gonçalves, Marta A. P. Moita, Clara H Ferreira

This study shows male fruit flies exhibit stronger social buffering of freezing responses to threats than females, with neuronal sex identity as the underlying cause.

DOI 10.64898/2026.10.07.756549

Drosophilastatistical model

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NeuroscienceFrontiers in Ecology and EvolutionPeer-reviewedJun 24, 2022

Social cues of safety can override differences in threat level

Clara H Ferreira, Mirjam Heinemans, Matheus Farias…·Marta A. P. Moita

This study shows that social cues of safety override differences in threat level in Drosophila, reducing individual freezing responses in groups exposed to higher threat.

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