In the olfactory system of Drosophila melanogaster, it is relatively straightforward to target in
vivo measurements of neural activity to specific processing channels. This, together with the …

Genes are understandably crucial to physiology, morphology and biochemistry, but the idea
of genes contributing to individual differences in behaviour once seemed outrageous …

Olfaction is of considerable importance to many insects in behaviors critical for survival and
reproduction, including location of food sources, selection of mates, recognition of colony …

All animals exhibit innate behaviours in response to specific sensory stimuli that are likely to
result from the activation of developmentally programmed neural circuits. Here we observe …

We explored how the odor map in the Drosophila antennal lobe is represented in higher
olfactory centers, the mushroom body and lateral horn. Systematic single-cell tracing of …

In both insect and vertebrate olfactory systems only two synapses separate the sensory
periphery from brain areas required for memory formation and the organisation of behaviour …

Background Chemosensory systems play key roles in the survival and reproductive success
of insects. Insect chemoreception is mediated by two large and diverse gene superfamilies …

We identified a large family of putative odorant-binding protein (OBP) genes in the genome
of Drosophila melanogaster. Some of these genes are present in large clusters in the …

Animals exhibit innate and learned preferences for temperature and humidity—conditions
critical for their survival and reproduction. Leveraging a whole-brain electron microscopy …

Insects are analytical chemists par excellence. They perceive the world through
semiochemicals with inordinate sensitivity. A male moth, for example, can detect a “scent of …