Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research

Two neuropeptide signalings regulate post-mating refusal behavior and reproductive system in male crickets

This study identifies Allatotropin and sNPF neuropeptide signalings as regulators of post-mating refractory behavior and male reproductive system function in Gryllus bimaculatus.

Spectral Matched Filtering in the Butterfly Visuomotor System

The paper investigates spectral sensitivity in butterfly motion-vision pathways, finding that pre-motor neurons have distinct spectral responses related to their functional roles in flight control.

Sexually dimorphic neurons in the Drosophila whole-brain connectome

The paper identifies and analyzes sexually dimorphic neurons in the Drosophila brain using connectome data to understand their connectivity and functional roles in behavior.

Juvenile hormone degradation enzymes have shared and unique requirements in Drosophila development

This study investigates the role of juvenile hormone degradation enzymes in Drosophila development, revealing shared and unique requirements for JHE and JHEH in regulating developmental timing and growth.

Chemosensory mechanisms of larval foraging and competitive advantage in the invasive mosquito Aedes albopictus

This study investigates chemosensory mechanisms in mosquito larvae, identifying functional variation in odorant receptors and mapping sensory neuron projections to understand competitive advantages in invasive species.

Drosophila larval Odd neurons process innate and learned information to regulate chemotaxis behavior

This study identifies Odd neurons in Drosophila larvae as integrators of innate and learned olfactory signals that regulate chemotaxis and memory.

A Role for Exaptation in Sculpting Sexually Dimorphic Brains from Shared Neural Lineages.

The paper uses single-cell transcriptomics to show sex differences in Drosophila brains arise from fine-tuning shared developmental templates rather than large-scale reprogramming.

Constant light impairs memory processing transgenerationally in D. melanogaster

This study shows that constant light impairs associative memory in Drosophila for three generations, mediated by the PIWI/piRNA pathway and Dopamine-1-like Receptor 1.

Embryonic development of C. elegans sense organs

The paper reconstructs and analyzes C. elegans sense organs from a high-resolution EM dataset to infer developmental steps in glial and neuronal morphogenesis.

Hierarchical diversification of neurons regulating motivated behaviors

The paper identifies transcription factors that delineate hemilineages in Drosophila and show how they contribute to the diversification of neurons regulating motivated behaviors.

An α-1,3-fucosyltransferase influences thermal nocifensive escape behaviors in Drosophila larvae

This study identifies a mutation in the FucTA gene affecting thermal nocifensive escape behaviors in Drosophila larvae.

Social experience alters behaviors by reprogramming the Fruitless pathway and circadian state in Drosophila

The paper shows that group housing in Drosophila suppresses courtship by altering the Fruitless pathway and circadian state, with specific effects on gene expression and behavior.

A library of lineage-specific driver lines connects developing neuronal circuits to behavior in the Drosophila Ventral Nerve Cord.

The paper presents a split-GAL4 driver library for targeting neuronal lineages in Drosophila VNC, enabling analysis of morphology, neurochemistry, and behavior.

A Long-Term Drosophila Body Mass Measurement System

This study presents a system for long-term Drosophila body mass monitoring using vibration analysis, showing mass variations over 14 days in wild-type flies.

Neural connectivity of a computational map for fly flight control.

The paper reconstructs the connectivity of afferents in the haltere of Drosophila melanogaster and shows how their spatial distribution relates to motor circuits for flight control.

Molecular patterns of evolutionary changes throughout the whole nervous system of multiple nematode species

The paper analyzes whole-animal single-cell transcriptomes of nematodes to reveal stable neuronal identities but divergent signaling pathways across species.

An integrated anatomical, functional and evolutionary view of the Drosophila olfactory system

The paper completes and integrates data on the Drosophila olfactory system, revealing new neuron classes and relationships between sensory pathways.

Directional selection failed to produce changes in olfactory Y-maze learning and memory but induced changes in climbing phenotypes

This study used directional selection to examine changes in olfactory learning and memory in flies, finding no significant changes in the main traits but observed changes in climbing behavior.

A neuromorphic model of active vision shows how spatiotemporal encoding in lobula neurons can aid pattern recognition in bees

This study develops a neuromorphic model of active vision in bees, showing how spatiotemporal encoding in lobula neurons enhances pattern recognition through dynamic neural activity and efficient coding.

Proprioceptive limit detectors mediate sensorimotor control of the Drosophila leg

This study identifies a proprioceptive sensor in Drosophila legs that detects movement limits and mediates sensorimotor reflexes through specific neural connections.

Drosophila epidermal cells are intrinsically mechanosensitive and modulate nociceptive behavioral outputs

The paper shows that Drosophila epidermal cells are mechanosensitive and modulate nociceptive behaviors by activating sensory neurons and altering responses to mechanical stimuli.

Central Complex representations of self-movement are sufficient to compute wind direction in flight

The paper shows that PFN representations of self-motion can decode wind direction during flight using computational models and neural networks.

Functional characterization of eicosanoid signaling in Drosophila development

The paper identifies a single prostanoid receptor in Drosophila and shows its role in tracheal development and prostanoid synthesis, highlighting a simplified eicosanoid signaling pathway compared to humans.

Neuropeptide signalling and perineurial barrier generate a persistent stress-induced internal state in Drosophila

This study identifies neuropeptide signalling and perineurial barrier activation as mechanisms underlying persistent stress-induced behavioral changes in Drosophila.

Soma to neuron communication links stress adaptation to stress avoidance behavior

This paper shows that stress signals from peripheral tissues can influence neuronal behavior in C. elegans by modulating lysosomal function and neurophysiology.

Differences in size and number of embryonic type-II neuroblast lineages correlate with divergent timing of central complex development between beetle and fly

The maternal vGluT2 and embryonic mGluR3 signaling relay system controls offspring wing dimorphism in pea aphid

This study identifies a signaling relay system involving maternal vGluT2 and embryonic mGluR3 that controls offspring wing dimorphism in pea aphids through transgenerational phenotypic plasticity.

High-resolution comparative single-cell transcriptomics of doublesex-expressing neurons reveals evolutionary conservation and diversity of sexual circuits in Drosophila

This study uses single-cell transcriptomics to compare doublesex-expressing neurons across Drosophila species, revealing conserved cell types and species-specific gene expression differences in sexual circuits.

Divergent neural circuits for proprioceptive and exteroceptive sensing of the Drosophila leg

The paper identifies distinct neural circuits in Drosophila for proprioceptive and exteroceptive sensing of the leg using connectomics.

Behaviors resulting from the activation of single olfactory receptor neuron class depends on multiple second-order neuron types

This study shows that aversive behavior from Or7a-ORN activation depends on multiple second-order neuron types, specifically DL5PNs, which modulate the frequency of returning to the stimulated area.