10.7554/eLife.04580.001 Animals discriminate stimuli, learn their predictive value and use
this knowledge to modify their behavior. In Drosophila, the mushroom body (MB) plays a key …

… . To quantify P b for each fluorophore, their respective excitation rate (W) was obtained. The
excitation rate W for a laser source can be calculated as a product of extinction coefficient (ε (…

Cells contain hundreds of organelles and macromolecular assemblies. Obtaining a
complete understanding of their intricate organization requires the nanometre-level, three-…

Stomatopods (mantis shrimp) are well known for the feeding appendages they use to
smash shells and impale fish. Here we show that the peacock mantis shrimp (Odontodactylus …

Neuronal cell types are the nodes of neural circuits that determine the flow of information
within the brain. Neuronal morphology, especially the shape of the axonal arbor, provides an …

10.7554/eLife.34272.001 In most animals, the brain controls the body via a set of descending
neurons (DNs) that traverse the neck. DN activity activates, maintains or modulates …

Assigning behavioral functions to neural structures has long been a central goal in
neuroscience and is a necessary first step toward a circuit-level understanding of how the brain …

The thalamus is the central communication hub of the forebrain and provides the cerebral
cortex with inputs from sensory organs, subcortical systems and the cortex itself. Multiple …

10.7554/eLife.34275.001 In most animals, the brain makes behavioral decisions that are
transmitted by descending neurons to the nerve cord circuitry that produces behaviors. In …

Calcium imaging with protein-based indicators is widely used to follow neural activity in intact
nervous systems. The popular GCaMP indicators are based on the calcium-binding protein …