Ansgar Büschges

This study identifies task- and leg-specific motor modules in Drosophila that enable curve walking by reconfiguring leg kinematics for arcs and turns.

This study investigates the role of leg campaniform sensilla in Drosophila melanogaster walking by analyzing their impact on motor control and behavior through optogenetic inhibition and imaging.

The study shows that load proprioceptive feedback in stick insects has direction-dependent effects on motor neuron activity during stepping, influenced by intersegmental signals.

This study identifies a TrpA channel-dependent mechanosensory pathway in Drosophila legs that mediates substrate stiffness sensing during oviposition.

The paper identifies two neuronal populations in Drosophila that control distinct aspects of walking direction on different hierarchical levels, showing their activity correlates with specific turning behaviors.

This paper develops a biomimetic fruit fly robot, Drosophibot II, to study legged locomotion by replicating the kinematics and dynamics of Drosophila melanogaster.

This study develops a 3D leg model for Drosophila melanogaster using anatomical landmarks to analyze joint kinematics during walking, revealing differences in joint motion and the benefits of natural rotational axis alignment.

AutoGaitA provides a framework for analyzing motor programs across species and behaviors, showing age-related loss of propulsive strength and task-dependent adaptations in mice.

The paper constructs a neural network model of the stick insect's walking system to explain phase transitions in motor activity observed in isolated ganglia.

The paper shows how load modulates movement reflex gain in insect legs through a network of nonspiking interneurons via presynaptic inhibition and nonlinear integration.

The paper identifies two specific neurons controlled by descending neurons that mediate distinct changes in leg muscle activity during backward walking in Drosophila.

This study identifies two distinct neuronal pathways in Drosophila that drive different forward walking behaviors: one for object-directed steering and one for fast straight walking.

The paper investigates neuronal connectivity between central pattern generating networks in stick insect legs using experimental and modeling approaches to identify coupling structures and strengths.

The paper investigates nerve regeneration and functional recovery in the common octopus after pallial nerve transection, showing full recovery without behavioral impact.