Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research

Confinement stress with movement restriction suppresses male courtship in Drosophila through dopamine-dependent neuroplasticity

This study shows that confinement stress in Drosophila suppresses male courtship through dopamine-dependent neuroplasticity, with dopamine signaling essential for the lasting behavioral effects.

Dimorphic Neural Network Architecture Prioritizes Sexual-related Behaviors in Male C.elegans

The paper analyzes neural network architectures in male and hermaphrodite C. elegans to identify how sexual-specific neurons influence dimorphic behaviors.

Pharyngeal neuronal mechanisms governing sour taste perception in Drosophila melanogaster

The paper identifies pharyngeal sour taste receptors in Drosophila that mediate appetitive responses to carboxylic acids, revealing a mechanism for detecting ingested acids.

Modulation of RNA processing genes during sleep-dependent memory

The paper identifies RNA processing genes modulated during sleep-dependent memory in Drosophila and shows their effects on sleep and memory consolidation.

The sev-GAL4 driver in Drosophila melanogaster does not express in the eight pairs of dorso-medial and some other neurons in larval ventral ganglia: A correction

The study corrects a previous claim that sev-Gal4 expresses in specific larval neurons by showing that reporter expression occurs independently of Gal4 driver.

Pharyngeal Mechanosensory Neurons Control Food Swallow in Drosophila melanogaster

This study identifies pharyngeal mechanosensory neurons in Drosophila that regulate food swallowing by coordinating cibarium filling and emptying through mechanotransduction channels.

A neural circuit for context-dependent multimodal signaling in Drosophila

The paper identifies a single neural circuit in Drosophila that coordinates context-dependent multimodal signaling by integrating sensory cues, internal state, and behavior.

Taste triggers a homeostatic temperature control in hungry flies

The paper shows that taste sensing in hungry flies triggers a warm temperature preference, which is distinct from nutrient-induced responses and regulated by clock genes and hunger signals.

The sparse driver system for in vivo single-cell labeling and manipulation in Drosophila

This paper introduces a sparse driver system for cell-type specific single-cell labeling and manipulation in Drosophila, enabling tunable sparsity and multi-color staining.

Castor is a temporal transcription factor that specifies early born central complex neuron identity

The paper identifies Castor as a temporal transcription factor in Drosophila that specifies early-born central complex neuron identities.

Adult Single-nucleus Neuronal Transcriptomes of Insulin Signaling Mutants Reveal Regulators of Behavior and Learning

Single-nucleus RNA sequencing of adult C. elegans neurons identifies transcriptional changes in daf-2 mutants related to chemosensation, learning, and memory.

The seminal vesicle is a juvenile hormone-responsive tissue in adult male Drosophila melanogaster

This study identifies the seminal vesicle as a JH-responsive tissue in Drosophila, showing JH-induced gene expression and metabolic regulation.

HI-FISH: WHOLE BRAIN IN SITU MAPPING OF NEURONAL ACTIVATION IN DROSOPHILA DURING SOCIAL BEHAVIORS AND OPTOGENETIC STIMULATION

The paper introduces HI-FISH, a method to map neuronal activation in Drosophila during social behaviors and optogenetic stimulation, revealing distinct P1a neuron activity during courtship and aggression.

Covert muscle activity reveals dynamic freezing states and prepares the animal for action

This study identifies a novel leg muscle activation pattern in freezing Drosophila that prepares the animal for movement and is modulated by external cues.

Neurogenetic evidence that Dilp8 promotes developmental-stability via Lgr3-neuron oscillation

The paper shows Dilp8 promotes developmental stability in Drosophila by inducing oscillatory activity in PIL/GCL neurons through Lgr3 signaling and Cyclin A.

Lateralised memory networks explain the use of higher-order visual features in navigating insects

This paper uses an anatomically constrained model to show that the bilateral structure of the insect brain can implicitly encode higher-order visual features used in navigation, without requiring explicit computation.

Conspecific sociability is regulated by associative learning circuits

This study shows that sociability in Drosophila is learned through associative circuits in the mushroom body, which modulate social valence and drive sociable responses.

Transcriptional Regulation of Neuropeptide Receptors Decodes Complexity of Peptidergic Modulation of Behavior and Physiology.

This study investigates how transcriptional regulation of neuropeptide receptors influences context-dependent behavioral and physiological responses across species.

Four SpsP neurons are an integrating sleep regulation hub in Drosophila

This study identifies four SpsP neurons in Drosophila as an integrating hub for sleep regulation through a circuit involving upstream and downstream synaptic partners.

Humidity-dependent structural adaptations of Drosophila melanogaster hygrosensilla

This study uses humidity control and imaging to analyze structural changes in Drosophila hygrosensilla, revealing chamber-specific adaptations linked to humidity sensing.

Experience-dependent, sexually dimorphic synaptic connectivity defined by sex-specific cadherin expression

The paper identifies how juvenile experience influences sexually dimorphic synaptic connectivity in C. elegans through sex-specific cadherin expression regulated by CREB and LIN-29.

Hierarchical behavior control by a single class of interneurons

This study identifies a dual role for SAA interneurons in C. elegans, influencing both short-term rhythmic motor activity and long-term behavioral transitions.

Wireless recordings from dragonfly target detecting neurons during prey interception flight

The paper investigates target-selective descending neurons in dragonflies during prey interception flight, finding they stabilize prey on the eye rather than directly controlling steering.

NeuroMechFly v2, simulating embodied sensorimotor control in adult Drosophila

NeuroMechFly v2 simulates embodied sensorimotor control in Drosophila by integrating visual and olfactory sensing, motor feedback, and complex environments to study hierarchical control.

Drospondin, a novel glial-secreted glycoprotein, controls the development and function of the Drosophila nervous system

This study identifies Drospondin, a Drosophila homolog of mammalian Reelin, showing it is essential for nervous system development and function.

The Fly Disco: Hardware and software for optogenetics and fine-grained fly behavior analysis

The paper introduces Fly Disco, a system for video collection, optogenetic manipulation, and behavioral analysis of fruit flies, along with a dataset for pose estimation.

dArc1 controls sugar reward valuation in Drosophila melanogaster

This study shows that dArc genes in Drosophila melanogaster regulate sugar reward valuation through capsid-mediated intercellular communication, affecting associative learning and reward valuation.

Hierarchical regulation of functionally antagonistic neuropeptides expressed in a single neuron pair

The paper shows two neuropeptides from a single neuron pair in C. elegans have opposing effects on locomotion, with one inhibiting the release of the other through autocrine feedback.

Neuronal Detection Triggers Systemic Digestive Shutdown in Response to Adverse Food Sources

This study shows that neurons detect harmful food sources and trigger systemic digestive shutdown to avoid harm.

From the fly connectome to exact ring attractor dynamics

The paper constructs a neural network model for the fruit fly head direction system that aligns with connectome-derived architecture and enables continuous head-direction representation.