B. Baran

Motivational trade-offs in bumblebees

This study shows bumblebees modulate nociceptive avoidance by prioritizing higher sucrose rewards, indicating a form of pain perception through motivational trade-offs.

The exocyst complex and intracellular vesicles mediate soluble protein trafficking to the primary cilium

This study identifies the exocyst complex and Rab GTPases as key factors in the trafficking of soluble proteins, such as Gli transcription factors, to the primary cilium.

Geometry-based navigation in the dark: Layout symmetry facilitates spatial learning in the house cricket, Acheta domesticus, in the absence of visual cues

This study shows that house crickets use layout symmetry to navigate and find a cool spot in visually deprived environments, with symmetry improving learning efficiency.