Neuronal wiring diagram of an adult brain

S Dorkenwald, A Matsliah, AR Sterling, P Schlegel… - Nature, 2024 - nature.com
Connections between neurons can be mapped by acquiring and analysing electron
microscopic brain images. In recent years, this approach has been applied to chunks of …

Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) in flower nectar and its possible physiological and behavioral effects on insect pollinators

S Bouchebti, E Levin - Current Opinion in Insect Science, 2024 - Elsevier
Highlights•GABA is known as the most abundant inhibitory neurotransmitter in both
vertebrates and invertebrates•GABA is found in floral nectar and could influence plant …

Use-dependent, untapped dual kinase signaling localized in brain learning circuitry

JC Sears, K Broadie - Journal of Neuroscience, 2024 - Soc Neuroscience
Imaging brain learning and memory circuit kinase signaling is a monumental challenge. The
separation of phases-based activity reporter of kinase (SPARK) biosensors allow circuit …

[HTML][HTML] Social state gates vision using three circuit mechanisms in Drosophila

CE Schretter, TH Sten, N Klapoetke, M Shao, A Nern… - bioRxiv, 2024 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Animals are often bombarded with visual information and must prioritize specific visual
features based on their current needs. The neuronal circuits that detect and relay visual …

[HTML][HTML] Neural correlates of individual facial recognition in a social wasp

CM Jernigan, WA Freiwald, MJ Sheehan - bioRxiv, 2024 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Individual recognition is critical for social behavior across species. Whether recognition is
mediated by circuits specialized for social information processing has been a matter of …

[HTML][HTML] A gut-brain-gut interoceptive circuit loop gates sugar ingestion in Drosophila

X Cui, MR Meiselman, SN Thornton, N Yapici - bioRxiv, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The communication between the brain and digestive tract is critical for optimising nutrient
preference and food intake, yet the underlying neural mechanisms remain poorly …