The cerebellum represents a brain compartment that first appeared in gnathostomes (jawed
vertebrates). Besides the addition of cell numbers, its development, cytoarchitecture …

Dense reconstruction of synaptic connectivity requires high-resolution electron microscopy
images of entire brains and tools to efficiently trace neuronal wires across the volume. To …

The zebrafish visual system has become a paradigmatic preparation for behavioral and
systems neuroscience. Around 40 types of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) serve as matched …

Brain development is orchestrated by both innate and experience-dependent mechanisms,
but their relative contributions are difficult to disentangle. Here we asked if and how central …

Microdeletion of a 3Mb region encompassing 45 protein-coding genes at chromosome
22q11. 2 (22q11. 2DS) predisposes individuals to multiple neurodevelopmental disorders …

The hybrid chain reaction (HCR), an isothermal and enzyme-free amplification strategy, has
found extensive use in fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH) assays. However, the existing …

Decision making is a fundamental nervous system function that ranges widely in complexity
and speed of execution. We previously established larval zebrafish as a model for …

Social affiliation emerges from individual-level behavioural rules that are driven by
conspecific signals,,,–. Long-distance attraction and short-distance repulsion, for example …

Response variability is an essential and universal feature of sensory processing and
behavior. It arises from fluctuations in the internal state of the brain, which modulate how …

Catecholaminergic neuron clusters are among the most conserved neuromodulatory
systems in vertebrates, yet some clusters show significant evolutionary dynamics. Because …