Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research

This study identifies the N-terminal domain of SPR as critical for its axonal localization in Drosophila neurons and reveals homology with BTB domain-containing proteins.

The paper identifies differentially expressed genes in Bicyclus anynana butterfly larvae and adults that learned a novel food odor preference, suggesting potential epigenetic factors for inheritance.

This paper develops a spiking neural network model of the insect central complex to estimate heading direction using visual cues and demonstrates its ability to track heading in natural scenes.

The paper identifies neural sequences in C. elegans that coordinate error-correcting turns during olfactory navigation, showing how tyramine modulates these sequences to link sensory cues to motor actions.

This study shows that adenosine signaling in specific glia subtypes modulates metabolic state-dependent behavior in Drosophila by altering intracellular calcium levels.

The paper identifies genetic factors influencing opsin expression and cell fate in Drosophila R7 photoreceptors through GWAS and transcriptome analysis.

This study identifies bishu-1, a monoacylglycerol acyltransferase, as essential for maintaining cool temperature sensing neuron function in Drosophila by regulating ionotropic receptor expression.

This study shows how SEB-3 and NLP-49 signaling shifts across defensive behaviors in C. elegans in response to predator threats.

This study shows that miR-9a regulates sensory hypersensitivity and female receptivity in Drosophila by modulating target genes involved in neuronal development.

The paper shows that glial cells convert glucose and sorbitol into fructose via the polyol pathway, which is then sensed by neurons expressing Gr43a to drive behavioral adaptation.

This study shows Drosophila melanogaster use wind direction and deceleration to adjust their search strategies during olfactory tracking in different airflow conditions.

The paper investigates how spiking history affects the dynamic response of compass neurons in bumblebees to polarized light stimuli, showing it enhances response speed and reduces energy use during straight flight.

This study investigates how flies adjust haltere sensor sensitivity using visual feedback to stabilize flight and enable maneuvering.

The paper improves a whole-mount immunofluorescence protocol for consistent labeling of adult Drosophila fat body by optimizing tissue handling, fixation, and permeabilization steps.

The paper examines the neuroanatomy of C. elegans mutants and finds that unc-13 mutants have aberrant head sensory neuron positioning, while unc-31 mutants do not.

The paper shows that insomniac Drosophila mutants exhibit enhanced memory and mushroom body overgrowth, which are modulated by PKA signaling, suggesting a link between cognitive hyperplasticity and sleep deficits.

This study identifies G6P's role in Drosophila peptidergic neurons, showing it modulates neuropeptide release and glycogen storage via FMRFamide signaling in starved flies.

This study investigates the foraging gene's role in mating duration in Drosophila by analyzing variant phenotypes and gene expression in specific neurons.

This study identifies genes regulating CNS morphology in Drosophila through a genetic screen, revealing a role for senseless-2 in surface glia.

The paper investigates a unique resonant song recognition behavior in crickets, showing how it arises from combining nonlinear computations in neural networks.

The paper examines how body size and light environment affect flight speed and saccadic behavior in Drosophila melanogaster, finding that visual deficits in smaller flies lead to flight changes.

The paper identifies visual inputs to Kenyon cells in Drosophila mushroom bodies, showing sparse, distributed, and combinatorial coding similar to olfactory coding but with distinct input repertoires.

The paper identifies sexual dimorphisms in auditory processing in Aedes aegypti by combining neurotracing, calcium imaging, and molecular analyses, finding enriched motile ciliary-related terms in males.

The paper investigates how gustatory organs contribute to food texture preference in Drosophila larvae, showing their role in texture evaluation and ingestion decisions.

This study shows bumblebees groom noxiously-stimulated antennae more than other body parts or controls, indicating they may experience pain.

This study shows that dopamine, but not the autism-related gene nlg3, is required for male vinegar flies to recover from social isolation, with sex-specific effects on dopamine levels.

The paper identifies distinct behavioral epochs in C. elegans larvae that coordinate development with environmental assessment and resource acquisition.

LarvaTagger combines a pre-trained deep neural network with a GUI for manual tagging and training new automatic taggers using updated ground truth.

This study identifies synaptic domains in Drosophila larvae that show distinct recruitment orders during forward and backward locomotion, suggesting they coordinate motor programs.

This study shows that desert locusts adjust their olfactory processing based on population density, enhancing food detection in swarms through synergistic social and food odor responses.