The connectome of an insect brain

M Winding, BD Pedigo, CL Barnes, HG Patsolic, Y Park… - Science, 2023 - science.org
Brains contain networks of interconnected neurons and so knowing the network architecture
is essential for understanding brain function. We therefore mapped the synaptic-resolution …

Structure and function in artificial, zebrafish and human neural networks

P Ji, Y Wang, T Peron, C Li, J Nagler, J Du - Physics of Life Reviews, 2023 - Elsevier
Network science provides a set of tools for the characterization of the structure and
functional behavior of complex systems. Yet a major problem is to quantify how the structural …

Neural Circuit Transitions Supporting Developmentally Specific Social Behavior

NC Ferrara, A Che, B Briones… - Journal of …, 2023 - Soc Neuroscience
Environmentally appropriate social behavior is critical for survival across the lifespan. To
support this flexible behavior, the brain must rapidly perform numerous computations taking …

[HTML][HTML] High-throughput functional analysis of autism genes in zebrafish identifies convergence in dopaminergic and neuroimmune pathways

HW Mendes, U Neelakantan, Y Liu, SE Fitzpatrick… - Cell reports, 2023 - cell.com
Advancing from gene discovery in autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) to the identification of
biologically relevant mechanisms remains a central challenge. Here, we perform parallel in …

A single-cell resolution gene expression atlas of the larval zebrafish brain

I Shainer, E Kuehn, E Laurell, M Al Kassar… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
The advent of multimodal brain atlases promises to accelerate progress in neuroscience by
allowing in silico queries of neuron morphology, connectivity, and gene expression. We …

Development of neural circuits for social motion perception in schooling fish

D Zada, L Schulze, JH Yu, P Tarabishi, JL Napoli… - Current Biology, 2024 - cell.com
The collective behavior of animal groups emerges from the interactions among individuals.
These social interactions produce the coordinated movements of bird flocks and fish …

Days-old zebrafish rapidly learn to recognize threatening agents through noradrenergic and forebrain circuits

D Zocchi, M Nguyen, E Marquez-Legorreta… - Current Biology, 2025 - cell.com
Animals need to rapidly learn to recognize and avoid predators. This ability may be
especially important for young animals due to their increased vulnerability. It is unknown …

Oxytocin-mediated social preference and socially reinforced reward learning in the miniature fish Danionella cerebrum

A Penalva-Tena, J Bedke, A Gaudin, JP Barrios… - Current Biology, 2025 - cell.com
Integrative studies of diverse neuronal networks that govern social behavior are hindered by
a lack of methods to record neural activity comprehensively across the entire brain. The …

Quantity as a fish views it: Behavior and neurobiology

A Messina, D Potrich, M Perrino… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
An ability to estimate quantities, such as the number of conspecifics or the size of a predator,
has been reported in vertebrates. Fish, in particular zebrafish, may be instrumental in …

Social zebrafish: Danio rerio as an emerging model in social neuroendocrinology

K Kareklas, MC Teles, AR Nunes… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The fitness benefits of social life depend on the ability of animals to affiliate with others and
form groups, on dominance hierarchies within groups that determine resource distribution …