Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research

This study investigates behavioral variation within a genotype in Drosophila, finding sparse correlations between behaviors and showing that gene expression can predict positions on some behavior axes.

The paper evaluates a high-throughput strategy to identify CYPs involved in odor degradation in Drosophila, finding that transcriptomic upregulation does not correlate with functional impact on olfactory signaling.

The paper identifies a sleep-regulating neuronal circuit in the protocerebral bridge of Drosophila involving interactions between interneurons and dopaminergic neurons.

The paper investigates how proprioceptive signals from Drosophila legs are processed by central circuits, revealing parallel pathways for internal and external mechanosensory feedback.

This study develops a new assay to track individual larval Drosophila learning and memory, revealing switch-like learning and both short- and long-lasting memory formation.

This study shows that mechanosensory stimulation via Nanchung-expressing neurons in Drosophila promotes sleep, independent of the circadian clock but controlled by the homeostatic system.

This study shows that artificial neural networks trained on olfactory tasks develop structural and functional features similar to fly and mouse olfactory systems.

The paper investigates the role of spiking and nonspiking local interneurons in inter- and intraglomerular signaling in the cockroach antennal lobe using electrophysiology and calcium imaging.

The paper describes a method for collecting honeybee samples at different times during foraging to study regulatory molecules involved in foraging behavior.

The paper identifies cis-regulatory elements in the cholinergic gene locus of Bombyx mori, revealing conserved sequences and their role in gene expression.

The paper identifies Tc-Vein and Tc-Spitz as ligands of Tc-Egfr signaling that regulate metamorphic transition in Tribolium castaneum, showing conservation of this pathway in holometabolous insects.

This study uses a value-based feeding decision assay to assess cognitive decline in Drosophila, showing its correlation with aging and neurodegenerative disorders and demonstrating potential neuroprotective interventions.

This study maps the central complex neuronal circuitry in bumblebees, identifying conserved and divergent features compared to fruit flies.

This study shows that plasticity in C. elegans sensory neurons allows for a behavioral switch between salt attraction and avoidance, revealing context-dependent sensory encoding.

The paper identifies CAMTA as a regulator of calmodulin (CaM) expression in C. elegans and Drosophila, showing it controls CaM levels and affects neuronal excitability and behavior.

The paper generates genetic tools to target 138 SEZ cell types in Drosophila and characterizes their morphology and connectivity.

The paper shows that mechanosensory input during Drosophila circuit formation regulates patterned spontaneous network activity (PaSNA), which is essential for larval locomotor behavior.

This study analyzes larval locomotion kinematics across 11 Drosophila species and finds that kinematic diversity correlates with habitat temperature rather than body size.

The paper studies brain-wide activity in C. elegans during mating, showing how sensory context shapes diverse neural dynamics across different behavioral components.

The paper identifies a male-specific neuropeptide-receptor module that drives a sex-specific behavioral response to the pheromone ascr#8 in C. elegans.

The paper identifies Warming Cells and Cooling Cells in Drosophila that use cross-inhibition to regulate thermal homeostasis through coordinated behavioral responses.

This study investigates how Drosophila use path integration to track food locations, finding that they re-zero their path integrator at the center of a fictive food patch when multiple food sites are present.

This study identifies a sex-specific neurogenetic mechanism in C. elegans that integrates food abundance and pheromone signals to modulate foraging behavior.

The paper systematically analyzes the morphology and morphometry of Drosophila olfactory receptor neurons using electron microscopy, revealing novel features and providing a dataset for future studies.

This study identifies Shaking hands (Skh) as a transcription factor specifying central complex (CX) neuron subtypes in Tribolium, with knock-down causing axon outgrowth defects and disrupting CX development.

This study identifies miR-263b's role in regulating sensory neuron function in Drosophila, affecting posture and sensory behaviours through repression of atonal.

This study identifies a new intergenerational communication pathway in C. elegans linking sensory perception to maternal provisioning through FMRF-like peptides.

The paper shows how direction selectivity in the Drosophila OFF pathway is achieved through specific neuronal circuit elements and receptive field organization.

The paper develops a hybrid neuronal model of dragonfly STMD neurons to test how dendritic morphology and NMDA receptor nonlinearities contribute to facilitation during target tracking.

The paper shows that nutritional state affects sweet perception through the cholecystokinin-like peptide sulfakinin, which inhibits sugar attraction by regulating the sugar receptor Gr64f.