Computational neuroethology: a call to action

SR Datta, DJ Anderson, K Branson, P Perona, A Leifer - Neuron, 2019 - cell.com
The brain is worthy of study because it is in charge of behavior. A flurry of recent technical
advances in measuring and quantifying naturalistic behaviors provide an important …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Progress and remaining challenges in high-throughput volume electron microscopy

J Kornfeld, W Denk - Current opinion in neurobiology, 2018 - Elsevier
Highlights•Breakthrough in automatic neuron reconstruction from VEM data will enable the
reconstruction of much larger data sets in the future.•Volume electron microscopy imaging …

[HTML][HTML] A connectome of the Drosophila central complex reveals network motifs suitable for flexible navigation and context-dependent action selection

BK Hulse, H Haberkern, R Franconville… - Elife, 2021 - elifesciences.org
Flexible behaviors over long timescales are thought to engage recurrent neural networks in
deep brain regions, which are experimentally challenging to study. In insects, recurrent …

Structure and function of a neocortical synapse

S Holler, G Köstinger, KAC Martin, GFP Schuhknecht… - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
In 1986, electron microscopy was used to reconstruct by hand the entire nervous system of a
roundworm, the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans. Since this landmark study, high …

A complete electron microscopy volume of the brain of adult Drosophila melanogaster

Z Zheng, JS Lauritzen, E Perlman, CG Robinson… - Cell, 2018 - cell.com
Drosophila melanogaster has a rich repertoire of innate and learned behaviors. Its 100,000-
neuron brain is a large but tractable target for comprehensive neural circuit map**. Only …

The complete connectome of a learning and memory centre in an insect brain

K Eichler, F Li, A Litwin-Kumar, Y Park, I Andrade… - Nature, 2017 - nature.com
Associating stimuli with positive or negative reinforcement is essential for survival, but a
complete wiring diagram of a higher-order circuit supporting associative memory has not …

Recurrent architecture for adaptive regulation of learning in the insect brain

C Eschbach, A Fushiki, M Winding… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Dopaminergic neurons (DANs) drive learning across the animal kingdom, but the upstream
circuits that regulate their activity and thereby learning remain poorly understood. We …

Cholinergic neurons trigger epithelial Ca2+ currents to heal the gut

A Petsakou, Y Liu, Y Liu, A Comjean, Y Hu, N Perrimon - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
A fundamental and unresolved question in regenerative biology is how tissues return to
homeostasis after injury. Answering this question is essential for understanding the …

[HTML][HTML] A neuropeptidergic circuit gates selective escape behavior of Drosophila larvae

BN Imambocus, F Zhou, A Formozov, A Wittich… - Current Biology, 2022 - cell.com
Animals display selective escape behaviors when faced with environmental threats.
Selection of the appropriate response by the underlying neuronal network is key to …