Clara H. Ferreira

This study shows male fruit flies exhibit stronger social buffering of freezing responses to threats than females, with neuronal sex identity as the underlying cause.

The paper shows vinegar flies engage in play-like behavior by voluntarily seeking passive movement on a spinning platform.

This study shows that social cues of safety override differences in threat level in Drosophila, reducing individual freezing responses in groups exposed to higher threat.

This study shows that fruit flies use visual motion cues from group members to determine safety, with specific neurons mediating this behavior.