In uncertain environments, phenotypic diversity can be advantageous for survival. However,
as the environmental uncertainty decreases, the relative advantage of having diverse …

We and others have shown that during odor plume navigation, walking Drosophila
melanogaster bias their motion upwind in response to both the frequency of their encounters …

The olfactory system translates chemical signals into neuronal signals that inform behavioral
decisions of the animal. Odors are cues for source identity, but if monitored long enough …

To survive, insects must effectively navigate odor plumes to their source. In natural plumes,
turbulent winds break up smooth odor regions into disconnected patches, so navigators …

The Drosophila larva executes a stereotypical exploratory routine that appears to consist of
stochastic alternation between straight peristaltic crawling and reorientation events through …

Within a single sniff, the mammalian olfactory system can decode the identity and
concentration of odorants wafted on turbulent plumes of air. Yet, it must do so given access …

Olfactory perception is very individualized in humans and also in Drosophila. The process
that individualize olfaction is adaptation that across multiple time scales and mechanisms …

Living systems continually respond to signals from the surrounding environment. Survival
requires that their responses adapt quickly and robustly to the changes in the environment …

Habituation is a form of simple memory that suppresses neural activity in response to
repeated, neutral stimuli. This process is critical in helping organisms guide attention toward …

There are numerous different odorant molecules in nature but only a relatively small number
of olfactory receptor neurons (ORNs) in brains. This “compressed sensing” challenge is …