The brain relies on many forms of dynamic activities in individual neurons, from synaptic
transmission to electrical activity and intracellular signaling events. Monitoring these …

Malaria mosquitoes acoustically detect their mating partners within large swarms that form
transiently at dusk. Indeed, male malaria mosquitoes preferably respond to female flight …

To respond to the world around them, animals rely on the input of a network of sensory
organs distributed throughout the body. Distinct classes of sensory organs are specialized …

Background The nose of most animals comprises multiple sensory subsystems, which are
defined by the expression of different olfactory receptor families. Drosophila melanogaster …

During touch, mechanical forces are converted into electrochemical signals by tactile organs
made of neurons, accessory cells, and their shared extracellular spaces. Accessory cells …

Glia and accessory cells regulate the microenvironment around neurons and primary
sensory cells. However, the impact of specific glial regulators of ions and solutes on …

Olfaction is essential for complex social behavior in insects. To discriminate complex social
cues, ants evolved an expanded number of odorant receptor (Or) genes. Mutations in the …

Glia assess axon structure to modulate myelination and axon repair. Whether glia similarly
detect dendrites and their substructures is not well understood. Here we show that glia …

The primary actors in the detection of olfactory information in insects are odorant receptors
(ORs), transmembrane proteins expressed at the dendrites of olfactory sensory neurons …

Some types of glia play an active role in neuronal signaling by modifying their activity
although little is known about their role in sensory information signaling at the receptor level …