Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research

This study identifies gene expression changes in Aedes aegypti males during swarming using whole-head RNA-seq, finding reduced housekeeping functions and increased cytoskeleton and neuronal connectivity remodeling.

The paper shows that social interaction in Drosophila leads to long-lasting behavioral changes similar to long-term memory.

The paper tests how repellent and masking odorants affect the optokinetic response in Drosophila melanogaster during flight.

This study shows that Drosophila tachykinins function as diuretic hormones by activating ion transport in Malpighian tubules, aiding in hydromineral balance.

This study introduces a dynamic humidity arena to investigate humidity-guided behavior in Drosophila melanogaster, revealing distinct behavioral responses based on hydration and feeding states.

This study shows Drosophila larvae can form short-term associative memories by linking temperatures with appetitive or aversive stimuli through thermal conditioning.

This study investigates how neural circuits in Drosophila mediate different behavioral responses to sugar, finding overlapping and diverging pathways at specific neuronal levels.

This study identifies descending neurons in Drosophila that control steering by modulating limb gestures during different phases of locomotion.

The paper develops a theoretical framework to map odor input space to olfactory receptor responses, finding that Kenyon cells integrate high-affinity receptor inputs.

This study shows aging impairs sugar taste response in fruit flies, but not fatty acids, and links this to specific neuronal changes and AD-like mechanisms.

This study shows that Anopheles mosquitoes use both visual and acoustic cues to navigate swarms, track mates, and avoid collisions.

The paper shows that learning increases behavioral individuality in genetically identical flies, distinguishing it from genetic and environmental factors.

This study shows neuropeptide modulation enhances temperature robustness in two crab species by protecting neuronal function at elevated temperatures.

This study shows that mild head trauma in Drosophila leads to age-dependent neurodegeneration, with females being more affected due to reproductive signaling.

The paper shows that dopamine reduces threat perception in male Drosophila during courtship, prioritizing mating over survival as courtship progresses.

The paper identifies an inhibitory acetylcholine receptor in C. elegans that gates context-dependent mechanosensory processing during turning behavior.

This paper develops a spiking neural network model of the insect central complex to estimate heading direction using visual cues and demonstrates its ability to track heading in natural scenes.

This study shows how SEB-3 and NLP-49 signaling shifts across defensive behaviors in C. elegans in response to predator threats.

This study shows Drosophila melanogaster use wind direction and deceleration to adjust their search strategies during olfactory tracking in different airflow conditions.

This study investigates how flies adjust haltere sensor sensitivity using visual feedback to stabilize flight and enable maneuvering.

The paper improves a whole-mount immunofluorescence protocol for consistent labeling of adult Drosophila fat body by optimizing tissue handling, fixation, and permeabilization steps.

This study identifies G6P's role in Drosophila peptidergic neurons, showing it modulates neuropeptide release and glycogen storage via FMRFamide signaling in starved flies.

This study identifies genes regulating CNS morphology in Drosophila through a genetic screen, revealing a role for senseless-2 in surface glia.

This study investigates the mechanisms controlling hemolymph circulation during resting conditions in Rhodnius prolixus, identifying a role for Piezo proteins and other signaling pathways.

The paper identifies visual inputs to Kenyon cells in Drosophila mushroom bodies, showing sparse, distributed, and combinatorial coding similar to olfactory coding but with distinct input repertoires.

This study shows bumblebees groom noxiously-stimulated antennae more than other body parts or controls, indicating they may experience pain.

This study shows that dopamine, but not the autism-related gene nlg3, is required for male vinegar flies to recover from social isolation, with sex-specific effects on dopamine levels.

The paper identifies distinct behavioral epochs in C. elegans larvae that coordinate development with environmental assessment and resource acquisition.

LarvaTagger combines a pre-trained deep neural network with a GUI for manual tagging and training new automatic taggers using updated ground truth.

This study shows that desert locusts adjust their olfactory processing based on population density, enhancing food detection in swarms through synergistic social and food odor responses.