Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research

The paper investigates the mechanical and morphological features of the American cockroach antenna to understand how they enable flexibility and proprioception through a kinematic chain system.

This study identifies TMC proteins as regulators of crop size and contraction in Drosophila through distinct neuronal pathways involving diuretic hormone and serotonin receptors.

The paper shows that a single neuron in C. elegans integrates sensory and motor inputs nonlinearly, with sensory responses dependent on motor input dynamics.

The paper identifies a brain-heart axis that regulates mating states through neuropeptides in flies and mice, and develops a computational framework to decode these states from cardiac physiology.

This study shows that in Drosophila, feeding initiation depends on partial meconium excretion, revealing a gut-to-brain signaling circuit linking intestinal clearance and feeding behavior.

The paper identifies sensory adaptations in Pristionchus pacificus that enable predatory feeding behaviors through mechanosensory and chemosensory system co-option.

This study identifies a neural pathway in Drosophila that integrates self-motion for distance estimation.

This study shows that hlh-3 expression is sexually dimorphic in C. elegans males and is required for the maturation of neurons involved in male-specific exploration behavior.

The paper shows that neural activity during rest in Drosophila influences walking direction and memory consolidation through reactivation of goal directions.

The paper identifies a serotonergic neural circuit in C. elegans that suppresses aversive responses to conflicting olfactory stimuli by inhibiting aversive signals.

The paper shows that Dh44 and Ilp7 neurons in Drosophila larvae mediate metabolic state-dependent behavioral decisions in conflicting sensory contexts by regulating light tolerance.

The paper shows how natural variants in the pumilio gene alter neural circuits in Drosophila to influence oviposition choices by affecting sodium channel expression.

This study identifies a priming circuit in Drosophila that modulates olfactory response and memory based on prior aversive or appetitive stimuli.

This study investigates how octopamine neurons regulate sleep and arousal in fruit flies by analyzing their connectivity and genetic regulation.

This study shows that mutating the white gene in Drosophila causes widespread transcriptomic and phenotypic changes beyond eye pigmentation, highlighting the need for genetic background control.

This study uses the open field test in fruit flies to show emotion-like behaviors modulated by genetic and pharmacological factors, suggesting shared emotion primitives with vertebrates.

This paper introduces an optimized appetitive visual short-term memory paradigm in Drosophila that requires fewer flies and replicates than previous methods.

This study shows that extracellular vesicles mediate the transfer of long-term associative memory between C. elegans and C. briggsae.

The paper assesses learning and memory in Drosophila using multiple methods and finds limited correlation between olfactory and place learning, suggesting context-dependent genetic factors.

The paper updates a catalogue of split-GAL4 driver lines for descending neurons in Drosophila melanogaster by adding new cell types and driver lines.

This study shows that social context and dopamine signaling interact in Drosophila mushroom bodies to regulate impulsivity, with MB neurons mediating this interaction.

The paper develops astro-TRACT, a genetic tool to specifically target astrocytes in Drosophila neuronal circuits, revealing their morphology and synaptic connections.

This study investigates adaptation in looming-sensitive descending neurons of hoverflies, showing strong adaptation occurs within the neurons themselves when looming stimuli are repeated rapidly.

The paper uses a split GAL4-based genetic AND gate to optogenetically interrogate specific touch receptor neuron subtypes in C. elegans, revealing non-linear components in a seemingly linear neural circuit.

The paper shows that different Kenyon cell types in Drosophila mushroom bodies encode odours for categorisation and discrimination based on ethological relevance.

The paper studies the Drosophila olfactory system to show how multiple regulatory layers ensure functional precision and allow evolutionary changes in sensory neuron specification.

This paper identifies a multi-node neural circuit in Drosophila that governs intramodal and cross-modal dishabituation by dynamically overriding habituation.

The paper links temporal and Notch identity of medulla neurons to their synaptic location and neuropil targeting depth in the adult Drosophila visual system.