Nervous systems endow animals with cognition and behavior. To understand how nervous
systems control behavior, neural circuits mediating distinct functions need to be identified …

Knowing which neurons are active during behavior is a crucial step toward understanding
how nervous systems work. Neuronal activation is generally accompanied by an increase in …

The ability to sense and respond to a rewarding stimulus is a key advantage for animals in
their natural environment. The circuits that mediate these responses are complex, and it has …

When facing a sudden danger or aversive condition while engaged in on-going forward
motion, animals transiently slow down and make a turn to escape. The neural mechanisms …