Whole-body 3D kinematics of freely behaving Drosophila
Juan Ignacio Ispizua, Elliott T. T. Abe, Jinyao Yan, Ratan Othayoth, Steven C. Sawtelle, Felisha Atkins, Hiroshi Shiozaki, Niko R. Meier, Jovanka Wong, Tiffany T. Tran, Catherine K. Mori, Wilson Chen, Jakob Voigts, David L. Stern, Bingni W. Brunton, , Robert Evan Johnson
Seven high-speed cameras, a hybrid 2D/3D network and body-model inverse kinematics track 50 keypoints on freely moving flies; height and speed peak together at all running speeds.
bioRxiv · Sep 16, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience✦ In-depth digest