F. Engert

Emergence of Functional Heart-Brain Circuits in a Vertebrate

This study tracks the development of heart-brain circuits in larval zebrafish, revealing three stages of functional maturation involving vagal motor, sympathetic, and sensory pathways.

Peripheral detection of viruses shapes brain immunity and behavior in zebrafish

This study shows that viral detection by olfactory sensory neurons in zebrafish triggers neuroimmune responses and behavioral changes through PACAP signaling in the olfactory bulb.

Covert attention to obstacles biases zebrafish escape direction

This study shows larval zebrafish use visual information to avoid obstacles during escape, computing absolute distance rather than just visual occupancy.

Collective behavior emerges from genetically controlled simple behavioral motifs in zebrafish

The paper shows that simple genetic-controlled behavioral motifs in larval zebrafish lead to collective behavior, with mutations affecting these motifs altering group dynamics.

Elements of a stochastic 3D prediction engine in larval zebrafish prey capture

This study develops a 3D-imaging setup to analyze larval zebrafish prey capture, revealing a stochastic algorithm that enables predictive behavior and efficient hunting.

Probabilistic Models of Larval Zebrafish Behavior: Structure on Many Scales

This study models larval zebrafish behavior using probabilistic frameworks to understand how hunger state and environmental factors influence action selection during exploration and hunting.