Disturb fruit fly larvae with sharp jabs or intense heat and they’ll respond the same way every time. “They always roll two or three times, and then stop rolling and land away from the noxious thing,” says neuroscientist Kazuo Emoto … Continue reading
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Journal Club: Illuminating the neurons that help fruit fly larvae escape danger
Categories: Animal Behavior | Journal Club | Neuroscience
Tagged drosophila, fruit flies, neural circuit, neurons, optogenetics, reflex
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Journal Club: Fruit flies use a protective reflex to kick mites off their wings
Predatory mites are only 200 to 300 micrometers long, but to 3 millimeter-long fruit flies, these tiny arachnids pose as much of a threat as a rat-sized blood-sucking tick would to a human. Now scientists find that fruit flies have … Continue reading
Categories: Journal Club | Neuroscience
Tagged flies, fruit flies, mechanosensing, Nanchung
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Journal Club: “Sandman” molecule controls when fruit flies wake up
Sleep cuts people off from the outside world, which entails considerable risks and costs that scientists reason must be counterbalanced by a vital but enigmatic benefit. Now scientists have discovered what makes a switch flip in the brains of fruit … Continue reading
Categories: Journal Club | Neuroscience
Tagged circadian, dopamine, fruit flies, homeostat, neurons, optogenetics, sleep
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