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Locomotor Circuits in Drosophila

Publications

  •  A rise-to-threshold process for a relative-value decision

    Vijayan, Vikram, Wang, Fei, Wang, Kaiyu, Chakravorty, Arun, Adachi, Atsuko, Akhlaghpour, Hessameddin, Dickson, Barry J. and Maimon, Gaby (2023). A rise-to-threshold process for a relative-value decision. Nature, 619 (7970), 1-9. doi: 10.1038/s41586-023-06271-6

  • Ascending neurons convey behavioral state to integrative sensory and action selection brain regions

    Chen, Chin-Lin, Aymanns, Florian, Minegishi, Ryo, Matsuda, Victor D. V., Talabot, Nicolas, Günel, Semih, Dickson, Barry J. and Ramdya, Pavan (2023). Ascending neurons convey behavioral state to integrative sensory and action selection brain regions. Nature Neuroscience, 26 (4), 682-695. doi: 10.1038/s41593-023-01281-z

  • A searchable image resource of Drosophila GAL4-driver expression patterns with single neuron resolution

    Meissner, Geoffrey Wilson, Nern, Aljoscha, Dorman, Zachary, DePasquale, Gina M, Forster, Kaitlyn, Gibney, Theresa, Hausenfluck, Joanna H, He, Yisheng, Iyer, Nirmala A, Jeter, Jennifer, Johnson, Lauren, Johnston, Rebecca M, Lee, Kelley, Melton, Brian, Yarbrough, Brianna, Zugates, Christopher T, Clements, Jody, Goina, Cristian, Otsuna, Hideo, Rokicki, Konrad, Svirskas, Robert R, Aso, Yoshinori, Card, Gwyneth M, Dickson, Barry J, Ehrhardt, Erica, Goldammer, Jens, Ito, Masayoshi, Kainmueller, Dagmar, Korff, Wyatt ... Malkesman, Oz (2023). A searchable image resource of Drosophila GAL4-driver expression patterns with single neuron resolution. eLife, 12. doi: 10.7554/elife.80660

  • Rapid reconstruction of neural circuits using tissue expansion and light sheet microscopy

    Lillvis, Joshua L., Otsuna, Hideo, Ding, Xiaoyu, Pisarev, Igor, Kawase, Takashi, Colonell, Jennifer, Rokicki, Konrad, Goina, Cristian, Gao, Ruixuan, Hu, Amy, Wang, Kaiyu, Bogovic, John, Milkie, Daniel E., Meienberg, Linus, Mensh, Brett D., Boyden, Edward S., Saalfeld, Stephan, Tillberg, Paul W. and Dickson, Barry J. (2022). Rapid reconstruction of neural circuits using tissue expansion and light sheet microscopy. eLife, 11, 1-36. doi: 10.7554/elife.81248

  • Neural network organization for courtship-song feature detection in Drosophila

    Baker, Christa A., McKellar, Claire, Pang, Rich, Nern, Aljoscha, Dorkenwald, Sven, Pacheco, Diego A., Eckstein, Nils, Funke, Jan, Dickson, Barry J. and Murthy, Mala (2022). Neural network organization for courtship-song feature detection in Drosophila. Current Biology, 32 (15), 3317-3333.e7. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2022.06.019

  • Taste quality and hunger interactions in a feeding sensorimotor circuit

    Shiu, Philip K., Sterne, Gabriella R., Engert, Stefanie, Dickson, Barry J. and Scott, Kristin (2022). Taste quality and hunger interactions in a feeding sensorimotor circuit. eLife, 11 e79887, 1-24. doi: 10.7554/elife.79887

  • Functional architecture of neural circuits for leg proprioception in Drosophila

    Chen, Chenghao, Agrawal, Sweta, Mark, Brandon, Mamiya, Akira, Sustar, Anne, Phelps, Jasper S., Lee, Wei-Chung Allen, Dickson, Barry J., Card, Gwyneth M. and Tuthill, John C. (2021). Functional architecture of neural circuits for leg proprioception in Drosophila. Current Biology, 31 (23), 5163-5175.e7. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2021.09.035

  • Classification and genetic targeting of cell types in the primary taste and premotor center of the adult Drosophila brain

    Sterne, Gabriella R., Otsuna, Hideo, Dickson, Barry J. and Scott, Kristin (2021). Classification and genetic targeting of cell types in the primary taste and premotor center of the adult Drosophila brain. eLife, 10 e71679. doi: 10.7554/elife.71679

  • Distributed control of motor circuits for backward walking in Drosophila

    Feng, Kai, Sen, Rajyashree, Minegishi, Ryo, Dübbert, Michael, Bockemühl, Till, Büschges, Ansgar and Dickson, Barry J. (2020). Distributed control of motor circuits for backward walking in Drosophila. Nature Communications, 11 (1) 6166, 6166. doi: 10.1038/s41467-020-19936-x

  • Neural circuit mechanisms of sexual receptivity in Drosophila females

    Wang, Kaiyu, Wang, Fei, Forknall, Nora, Yang, Tansy, Patrick, Christopher, Parekh, Ruchi and Dickson, Barry J. (2020). Neural circuit mechanisms of sexual receptivity in Drosophila females. Nature, 589 (7843), 577-581. doi: 10.1038/s41586-020-2972-7

  • Controlling motor neurons of every muscle for fly proboscis reaching

    McKellar, Claire E., Siwanowicz, Igor, Dickson, Barry J. and Simpson, Julie H. (2020). Controlling motor neurons of every muscle for fly proboscis reaching. eLife, 9 e54978, 1-34. doi: 10.7554/elife.54978

  • Circuit and behavioral mechanisms of sexual rejection by Drosophila females

    Wang, Fei, Wang, Kaiyu, Forknall, Nora, Parekh, Ruchi and Dickson, Barry J. (2020). Circuit and behavioral mechanisms of sexual rejection by Drosophila females. Current Biology, 30 (19), 3749-3760.e3. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2020.07.083

  • Neural circuitry linking mating and egg laying in Drosophila females

    Wang, Fei, Wang, Kaiyu, Forknall, Nora, Patrick, Christopher, Yang, Tansy, Parekh, Ruchi, Bock, Davi and Dickson, Barry J. (2020). Neural circuitry linking mating and egg laying in Drosophila females. Nature, 579 (7797), 101-105. doi: 10.1038/s41586-020-2055-9

  • TwoLumps ascending neurons mediate touch-evoked reversal of walking direction in Drosophila

    Sen, Rajyashree, Wang, Kaiyu and Dickson, Barry J. (2019). TwoLumps ascending neurons mediate touch-evoked reversal of walking direction in Drosophila. Current Biology, 29 (24), 4337-4344.e5. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2019.11.004

  • Split-QF system for fine-tuned transgene expression in

    Riabinina, Olena, Vernon, Samuel W., Dickson, Barry J. and Baines, Richard A. (2019). Split-QF system for fine-tuned transgene expression in. Genetics, 212 (1), 53-63. doi: 10.1534/genetics.119.302034

  • Neural evolution of context-dependent fly song

    Ding, Yun, Lillvis, Joshua L., Cande, Jessica, Berman, Gordon J., Arthur, Benjamin J., Long, Xi, Xu, Min, Dickson, Barry J. and Stern, David L. (2019). Neural evolution of context-dependent fly song. Current Biology, 29 (7), 1089-1099.e7. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2019.02.019

  • Threshold-based ordering of sequential actions during Drosophila courtship

    McKellar, Claire E., Lillvis, Joshua L., Bath, Daniel E., Fitzgerald, James E., Cannon, John G., Simpson, Julie H. and Dickson, Barry J. (2019). Threshold-based ordering of sequential actions during Drosophila courtship. Current Biology, 29 (3), 426-434.e6. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2018.12.019

  • Visual projection neurons mediating directed courtship in Drosophila

    Ribeiro, Inês M. A., Drews, Michael, Bahl, Armin, Machacek, Christian, Borst, Alexander and Dickson, Barry J. (2018). Visual projection neurons mediating directed courtship in Drosophila. Cell, 174 (3), 607-621. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2018.06.020

  • Connecting Neural Codes with Behavior in the Auditory System of Drosophila

    Clemens, Jan, Girardin, Cyrille C, Coen, Philip, Guan, Xiao-Juan, Dickson, Barry J. and Murthy, Mala (2018). Connecting Neural Codes with Behavior in the Auditory System of Drosophila. Neuron, 97 (2), 475-475. doi: 10.1016/j.neuron.2017.12.033

  • Persistent activity in a recurrent circuit underlies courtship memory in Drosophila

    Zhao, Xiaoliang, Lenek, Daniela, Dag, Ugur, Dickson, Barry J. and Keleman, Krystyna (2018). Persistent activity in a recurrent circuit underlies courtship memory in Drosophila. eLife, 7 e31425. doi: 10.7554/eLife.31425

  • Moonwalker descending neurons mediate visually evoked retreat in Drosophila

    Sen, Rajyashree, Wu, Ming, Branson, Kristin, Robie, Alice, Rubin, Gerald M. and Dickson, Barry J. (2017). Moonwalker descending neurons mediate visually evoked retreat in Drosophila. Current Biology, 27 (5), 766-771. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2017.02.008

  • NOX1 and NOX4 are required for the differentiation of mouse F9 cells into extraembryonic endoderm

    Dickson, Benjamin J., Gatie, Mohamed I., Spice, Danielle M. and Kelly, Gregory M. (2017). NOX1 and NOX4 are required for the differentiation of mouse F9 cells into extraembryonic endoderm. PLoS One, 12 (2), e0170812. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0170812

  • Visualization and quantification for interactive analysis of neural connectivity in Drosophila

    Swoboda, N., Moosburner, J., Bruckner, S., Yu, J. Y., Dickson, B. J. and Buhler, K. (2017). Visualization and quantification for interactive analysis of neural connectivity in Drosophila. Computer Graphics Forum, 36 (1), 160-171. doi: 10.1111/cgf.12792

  • Editorial overview: neurobiology of sex

    Dulac, Catherine and Dickson, Barry J. (2016). Editorial overview: neurobiology of sex. Current Opinion in Neurobiology, 38, A1-A3. doi: 10.1016/j.conb.2016.06.001

  • Adaptive and background-aware GAL4 expression enhancement of co-registered confocal microscopy images

    Trapp, Martin, Schulze, Florian, Novikov, Alexey A., Tirian, Laszlo, Dickson, Barry J. and Buhler, Kayja (2016). Adaptive and background-aware GAL4 expression enhancement of co-registered confocal microscopy images. Neuroinformatics, 14 (2), 221-233. doi: 10.1007/s12021-015-9289-y

  • Connecting neural codes with behavior in the auditory system of Drosophila

    Clemens, Jan, Girardin, Cyrille C., Coen, Philip, Guan, Xiao-Juan, Dickson, Barry J. and Murthy, Mala (2015). Connecting neural codes with behavior in the auditory system of Drosophila. Neuron, 87 (6), 1332-1343. doi: 10.1016/j.neuron.2015.08.014

  • Functional specialization of neural input elements to the Drosophila ON motion detector

    Ammer, Georg, Leonhardt, Aljoscha, Bahl, Armin, Dickson, Barry J. and Borst, Alexander (2015). Functional specialization of neural input elements to the Drosophila ON motion detector. Current Biology, 25 (17), 2247-2253. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2015.07.014

  • Slit cleavage is essential for producing an active, stable, non-diffusible short-range signal that guides muscle migration

    Ordan, Elly, Brankatschk, Marko, Dickson, Barry, Schnorrer, Frank and Volk, Talila (2015). Slit cleavage is essential for producing an active, stable, non-diffusible short-range signal that guides muscle migration. Development , 142 (8), 1431-1436. doi: 10.1242/dev.119131

  • Diversity and wiring variability of visual local neurons in the Drosophila medulla M6 stratum

    Chin, An-Lun, Lin, Chih-Yung, Fu, Tsai-Feng, Dickson, Barry J. and Chiang, Ann-Shyn (2014). Diversity and wiring variability of visual local neurons in the Drosophila medulla M6 stratum. Journal of Comparative Neurology, 522 (17), 3795-3816. doi: 10.1002/cne.23622

  • Ascending SAG neurons control sexual receptivity of Drosophila females

    Feng, Kai, Palfreyman, Mark T., Häsemeyer, Martin, Talsma, Aaron and Dickson, Barry J. (2014). Ascending SAG neurons control sexual receptivity of Drosophila females. Neuron, 83 (1), 135-148. doi: 10.1016/j.neuron.2014.05.017

  • Abdominal-B neurons control Drosophila virgin female receptivity

    Bussell, Jennifer J., Yapici, Nilay, Zhang, Stephen X., Dickson, Barry J. and Vosshall, Leslie B. (2014). Abdominal-B neurons control Drosophila virgin female receptivity. Current Biology, 24 (14), 1584-1595. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2014.06.011

  • FlyMAD: Rapid thermogenetic control of neuronal activity in freely walking Drosophila

    Bath, Daniel E., Stowers, John R., Hoermann, Dorothea, Poehlmann, Andreas, Dickson, Barry J. and Straw, Andrew D. (2014). FlyMAD: Rapid thermogenetic control of neuronal activity in freely walking Drosophila. Nature Methods, 11 (7), 756-762. doi: 10.1038/nmeth.2973

  • Structure-based neuron retrieval across Drosophila brains

    Ganglberger, Florian, Schulze, Florian, Tirian, Laszlo, Novikov, Alexey, Dickson, Barry, Bühler, Katja and Langs, Georg (2014). Structure-based neuron retrieval across Drosophila brains. Neuroinformatics, 12 (3), 423-34. doi: 10.1007/s12021-014-9219-4

  • Neuronal control of Drosophila walking direction

    Bidaye, Salil S., Machacek, Christian, Wu, Yang and Dickson, Barry J. (2014). Neuronal control of Drosophila walking direction. Science, 344 (6179), 97-101. doi: 10.1126/science.1249964

  • Cellular and behavioral functions of fruitless isoforms in Drosophila courtship

    von Philipsborn, Anne C., Joerchel, Sabrina, Tirian, Laszlo, Demir, Ebru, Morita, Tomoko, Stern, David L. and Dickson, Barry J. (2014). Cellular and behavioral functions of fruitless isoforms in Drosophila courtship. Current Biology, 24 (3), 242-251. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2013.12.015

  • Neural circuit components of the drosophila off motion vision pathway

    Meier, Matthias, Serbe, Etienne, Maisak, Matthew S., Haag, Juergen, Dickson, Barry J. and Borst, Alexander (2014). Neural circuit components of the drosophila off motion vision pathway. Current Biology, 24 (4), 385-392. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2014.01.006

  • Genome-scale functional characterization of Drosophila developmental enhancers in vivo

    Kvon, Evgeny Z., Kazmar, Tomas, Stampfel, Gerald, Yanez-Cuna, J. Omar, Pagani, Michaela, Schernhuber, Katharina, Dickson, Barry J. and Stark, Alexander (2014). Genome-scale functional characterization of Drosophila developmental enhancers in vivo. Nature, 512 (1), 91-95. doi: 10.1038/nature13395

  • Parallel neural pathways mediate CO2 avoidance responses in Drosophila

    Lin, Hui-Hao, Chu, Li-An, Fu, Tsai-Feng, Dickson, Barry J. and Chiang, Ann-Shyn (2013). Parallel neural pathways mediate CO2 avoidance responses in Drosophila. Science, 340 (6138), 1338-1341. doi: 10.1126/science.1236693

  • A comprehensive wiring diagram of the protocerebral bridge for visual information processing in the Drosophila brain

    Lin, Chih-Yung, Chuang, Chao-Chun, Hua, Tzu-En, Chen, Chun-Chao, Dickson, Barry J., Greenspan, Ralph J. and Chiang, Ann-Shyn (2013). A comprehensive wiring diagram of the protocerebral bridge for visual information processing in the Drosophila brain. Cell Reports, 3 (5), 1739-1753. doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2013.04.022

  • A directional tuning map of Drosophila elementary motion detectors

    Maisak, Matthew S., Haag, Juergen, Ammer, Georg, Serbe, Etienne, Meier, Matthias, Leonhardt, Aljoscha, Schilling, Tabea, Bahl, Armin, Rubin, Gerald M., Nern, Aljoscha, Dickson, Barry J., Reiff, Dierk F., Hopp, Elisabeth and Borst, Alexander (2013). A directional tuning map of Drosophila elementary motion detectors. Nature, 500 (7461), 212-216. doi: 10.1038/nature12320

  • Drosophila CPEB Orb2A mediates memory independent of its RNA-binding domain

    Kruettner, Sebastian, Stepien, Barbara, Noordermeer, Jasprina N., Mommaas, Mieke A., Mechtler, Karl, Dickson, Barry J. and Keleman, Krystyna (2012). Drosophila CPEB Orb2A mediates memory independent of its RNA-binding domain. Neuron, 76 (2), 383-395. doi: 10.1016/j.neuron.2012.08.028

  • Dopamine neurons modulate pheromone responses in Drosophila courtship learning

    Keleman, Krystyna, Vrontou, Eleftheria, Kruettner, Sebastian, Yu, Jai Y., Kurtovic-Kozaric, Amina and Dickson, Barry J. (2012). Dopamine neurons modulate pheromone responses in Drosophila courtship learning. Nature, 489 (7414), 145-149. doi: 10.1038/nature11345

  • The Drosophila female aphrodisiac pheromone activates ppk23+ sensory neurons to elicit male courtship behavior

    Toda, Hirofumi, Zhao, Xiaoliang and Dickson, Barry J. (2012). The Drosophila female aphrodisiac pheromone activates ppk23+ sensory neurons to elicit male courtship behavior. Cell Reports, 1 (6), 599-607. doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2012.05.007

  • HOT regions function as patterned developmental enhancers and have a distinct cis-regulatory signature

    Kvon, Evgeny Z., Stampfel, Gerald, Yanez-Cuna, J. Omar, Dickson, Barry J. and Stark, Alexander (2012). HOT regions function as patterned developmental enhancers and have a distinct cis-regulatory signature. Genes and Development, 26 (9), 908-913. doi: 10.1101/gad.188052.112

  • Auditory circuit in the Drosophila brain

    Lai, Jason Sih-Yu, Lo, Shih-Jie, Dickson, Barry J. and Chiang, Ann-Shyn (2012). Auditory circuit in the Drosophila brain. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 109 (7), 2607-2612. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1117307109

  • Robo-3-mediated repulsive interactions guide R8 axons during Drosophila visual system development

    Pappu, Kartik S., Morey, Marta, Nern, Aljoscha, Spitzweck, Bettina, Dickson, Barry J. and Zipursky, S. L. (2011). Robo-3-mediated repulsive interactions guide R8 axons during Drosophila visual system development. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 108 (18), 7571-7576. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1103419108

  • Flybow: Genetic multicolor cell labeling for neural circuit analysis in Drosophila melanogaster

    Hadjieconomou, Dafni, Rotkopf, Shay, Alexandre, Cyrille, Bell, Donald M., Dickson, Barry J. and Salecker, Iris (2011). Flybow: Genetic multicolor cell labeling for neural circuit analysis in Drosophila melanogaster. Nature Methods, 8 (3), 260-266. doi: 10.1038/nmeth.1567

  • Neuronal control of Drosophila courtship song

    von Philipsborn, Anne C., Liu, Tianxiao, Yu, Jai Y., Masser, Christopher, Bidaye, Salil S. and Dickson, Barry J. (2011). Neuronal control of Drosophila courtship song. Neuron, 69 (3), 509-522. doi: 10.1016/j.neuron.2011.01.011

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