An interneuron lineage comprising somatotopically organized subpopulations that elicit grooming of different locations on the head
Stefanie Hampel, Alexis Santana-Cruz, Amelia Merced, Steven A. Calle-Schuler, Katharina Eichler, Lucia Kmecova, Andrew M. Seeds · FENS Forum 2024
Mechanosensory neurons located on the body surface show somatotopic organization in their projections into the central nervous system and elicit diverse behavioral responses, from relatively simple stimulus location-aimed movements to complex movement sequences. How mechanosensory neurons and their postsynaptic circuits influence such diverse behaviors remains unclear. We previously identified nearly all mechanosensory neurons around the Drosophila head whose individual stimulation elicit aimed grooming of specific head parts (e.g. eyes or mouthparts) while their simultaneous stimulation elici
ePoster · Neuroscience