Behavioral flexibility is critical to survival. Animals must adapt their behavioral responses
based on changes in the environmental context, internal state, or experience. Studies in …

Highlights•Drosophila is a useful model to study interactions of non-essential heavy
metals.•Cd, Pb, and Hg reduce the development of Drosophila.•Cd, Pb, and Hg induce …

Control of insulin mRNA translation is crucial for energy homeostasis, but the mechanisms
remain largely unknown. We discovered that insulin mRNAs across invertebrates …

The representation of contextual information peripheral to a salient stimulus is central to an
animal's ability to correctly interpret and flexibly respond to that stimulus. While the …

Highlights•Dietary nutrients are important modulators of brain function and behavior.•The
microbiome shapes brain function by altering the nutrient content of the diet and producing …

The incidence of obesity has dramatically increased in recent years, and poses a public
health challenge for which an effective and scalable intervention strategy is yet to be found …

Objective Although it is widely accepted that obesity results from an imbalance of energy
intake and expenditure, the mechanisms underlying this process and effective strategies for …

Although traditionally considered a glucose metabolism-associated modification, the O-
linked β-N-Acetylglucosamine (O-GlcNAc) regulatory system interacts extensively with lipids …

Throughout the animal kingdom sucrose is one of the most palatable and preferred tastants.
From an evolutionary perspective, this is not surprising as it is a primary source of energy …

Chemosensory cells across the body of Drosophila melanogaster evaluate the environment
to prioritize certain behaviors. Previous mapping of gustatory receptor neurons (GRNs) on …