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Damian D. Demarest

University of BonnORCID 0009-0008-9443-0306Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Organism:Drosophila· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Assay:imaging· 1

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Michael J. PankratziD· 2 shared Akhilesh HalageriiD· 1 shared Albert CardonaiD· 1 shared Alexa M. Negron-MoralesiD· 1 shared Alexander Shakeel BatesiD· 1 shared Amy Robinson SterlingiD· 1 shared Andreas SchoofsiD· 1 shared Andrew Michael SeedsiD· 1 shared

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NeurosciencebioRxivPreprintJun 22, 2026

An aorta to insulin producing cell sensor for internal state in Drosophila

Anton Miroschnikow, Andreas Schoofs, Philipp Schlegel…·Michael J. Pankratz

The paper identifies and characterizes an aorta sensory organ in Drosophila that connects internal hemolymph state to central systems regulating feeding behavior and memory.

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Drosophilaimaging

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NeuroscienceLiriasPeer-reviewedJun 8, 2026

Distributed control circuits across a brain-and-cord connectome

Alexander Shakeel Bates, Jasper S. Phelps, Minsu Kim…·Wei-Chung Allen Lee

The paper presents the first densely reconstructed adult fruit fly connectome integrating the brain and ventral nerve cord, revealing distributed control circuits involving local and long-range neural connections.

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Drosophilaexperimental assay

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