Behavior needs neural variability
Human and non-human animal behavior is highly malleable and adapts successfully to
internal and external demands. Such behavioral success stands in striking contrast to the …
internal and external demands. Such behavioral success stands in striking contrast to the …
Drosophila olfaction: past, present and future
R Benton - Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 2022 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Among the many wonders of nature, the sense of smell of the fly Drosophila melanogaster
might seem, at first glance, of esoteric interest. Nevertheless, for over a century, the 'nose'of …
might seem, at first glance, of esoteric interest. Nevertheless, for over a century, the 'nose'of …
Genes and environments, development and time
WT Boyce, MB Sokolowski… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
A now substantial body of science implicates a dynamic interplay between genetic and
environmental variation in the development of individual differences in behavior and health …
environmental variation in the development of individual differences in behavior and health …
Complete connectomic reconstruction of olfactory projection neurons in the fly brain
Nervous systems contain sensory neurons, local neurons, projection neurons, and motor
neurons. To understand how these building blocks form whole circuits, we must distil these …
neurons. To understand how these building blocks form whole circuits, we must distil these …
Individual consistency in the learning abilities of honey bees: cognitive specialization within sensory and reinforcement modalities
The question of whether individuals perform consistently across a variety of cognitive tasks
is relevant for studies of comparative cognition. The honey bee (Apis mellifera) is an …
is relevant for studies of comparative cognition. The honey bee (Apis mellifera) is an …
The Budding Neuroscience of Ant Social Behavior
DD Frank, DJC Kronauer - Annual Review of Neuroscience, 2024 - annualreviews.org
Ant physiology has been fashioned by 100 million years of social evolution. Ants perform
many sophisticated social and collective behaviors yet possess nervous systems similar in …
many sophisticated social and collective behaviors yet possess nervous systems similar in …
Experience-dependent tuning of the olfactory system
Highlights•In the wild, perception of informative olfactory cues can be obscured by
concurrent odors.•Experience-dependent changes can tune detection and encoding of …
concurrent odors.•Experience-dependent changes can tune detection and encoding of …
Rapid effects of selection on brain-wide activity and behavior
Interindividual variation in behavior and brain activity is universal and provides substrates
for natural selection [1–9]. Selective pressures shift the expression of behavioral traits at the …
for natural selection [1–9]. Selective pressures shift the expression of behavioral traits at the …
Predicting near-term, out-of-sample fish passage, guidance, and movement across diverse river environments by cognitively relating momentary behavioral decisions …
RA Goodwin, YG Lai, DE Taflin, DL Smith… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Predicting the behavior of individuals acting under their own motivation is a challenge
shared across multiple scientific fields, from economic to ecological systems. In rivers, fish …
shared across multiple scientific fields, from economic to ecological systems. In rivers, fish …
FastTrack: an open-source software for tracking varying numbers of deformable objects
B Gallois, R Candelier - PLoS computational biology, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Analyzing the dynamical properties of mobile objects requires to extract trajectories from
recordings, which is often done by tracking movies. We compiled a database of two …
recordings, which is often done by tracking movies. We compiled a database of two …