More than 30 years of studies into Drosophila melanogaster neurogenesis have revealed
fundamental insights into our understanding of axon guidance mechanisms, neural …

Central pattern generators (CPGs) are neural circuits that based on their connectivity can
generate rhythmic and patterned output in the absence of rhythmic external inputs. This …

Animals move by adaptively coordinating the sequential activation of muscles. The circuit
mechanisms underlying coordinated locomotion are poorly understood. Here, we report on …

Animals adaptively respond to a tactile stimulus by choosing an ethologically relevant
behavior depending on the location of the stimuli. Here, we investigate how somatosensory …

Reactive oxygen species (ROS) have been extensively studied as damaging agents
associated with ageing and neurodegenerative conditions. Their role in the nervous system …

Animal locomotion requires spatiotemporally coordinated contraction of muscles throughout
the body. Here, we investigate how contractions of antagonistic groups of muscles are …

Simple Summary Simple movements require the involvement of many neurons before a
group of muscles receives the signal to contract and relax. The sensory system adds another …

Locomotion is a complex motor behavior that may be expressed in different ways using a
variety of strategies depending upon species and pathological or environmental conditions …

The Drosophila larva executes a stereotypical exploratory routine that appears to consist of
stochastic alternation between straight peristaltic crawling and reorientation events through …

Fast forward locomotion is critical for animal hunting and esca** behaviors. However, how
the underlying neural circuit is wired at synaptic resolution to decide locomotion direction …