Dickson publications

A split-GAL4 driver line resource for Drosophila neuron types

Meissner, Geoffrey W., Vannan, Allison, Jeter, Jennifer, Close, Kari, DePasquale, Gina M., Dorman, Zachary, Forster, Kaitlyn, Beringer, Jaye Anne, Gibney, Theresa, Hausenfluck, Joanna H., He, Yisheng, Henderson, Kristin, Johnson, Lauren, Johnston, Rebecca M., Ihrke, Gudrun, Iyer, Nirmala A., Lazarus, Rachel, Lee, Kelley, Li, Hsing-Hsi, Liaw, Hua-Peng, Melton, Brian, Miller, Scott, Motaher, Reeham, Novak, Alexandra, Ogundeyi, Omotara, Petruncio, Alyson, Price, Jacquelyn, Protopapas, Sophia, Tae, Susana and 55 more (2025). A split-GAL4 driver line resource for Drosophila neuron types. eLife 13 1-21. https://doi.org/10.7554/elife.98405.3

A split-GAL4 driver line resource for Drosophila neuron types

Neural Circuitry Underlying Negative Valuation Of Sweetness In Drosophila

Motevalli, Dorsa, Fogleman, Sydney, Alfredson, Robert, Stern, Ulrich, Silander, Will, Wang, Kaiyu, Dickson, Barry, Hige, Toshihide, and Yang, Rebecca Chung-Hui (2024). Neural Circuitry Underlying Negative Valuation Of Sweetness In Drosophila. XLVI Annual Meeting of the Association for Chemoreception Sciences, Bonita Springs, FL United States, 17-20 April 2024. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press.

Neuronal wiring diagram of an adult brain

Dorkenwald, Sven, Matsliah, Arie, Sterling, Amy R., Schlegel, Philipp, Yu, Szi-Chieh, McKellar, Claire E., Lin, Albert, Costa, Marta, Eichler, Katharina, Yin, Yijie, Silversmith, Will, Schneider-Mizell, Casey, Jordan, Chris S., Brittain, Derrick, Halageri, Akhilesh, Kuehner, Kai, Ogedengbe, Oluwaseun, Morey, Ryan, Gager, Jay, Kruk, Krzysztof, Perlman, Eric, Yang, Runzhe, Deutsch, David, Bland, Doug, Sorek, Marissa, Lu, Ran, Macrina, Thomas, Lee, Kisuk, Bae, J. Alexander and 265 more (2024). Neuronal wiring diagram of an adult brain. Nature 634 (8032) 124-138. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-024-07558-y

Whole-brain annotation and multi-connectome cell typing of Drosophila

Schlegel, Philipp, Yin, Yijie, Bates, Alexander S., Dorkenwald, Sven, Eichler, Katharina, Brooks, Paul, Han, Daniel S., Gkantia, Marina, dos Santos, Marcia, Munnelly, Eva J., Badalamente, Griffin, Serratosa Capdevila, Laia, Sane, Varun A., Fragniere, Alexandra M. C., Kiassat, Ladann, Pleijzier, Markus W., Stürner, Tomke, Tamimi, Imaan F. M., Dunne, Christopher R., Salgarella, Irene, Javier, Alexandre, Fang, Siqi, Perlman, Eric, Kazimiers, Tom, Jagannathan, Sridhar R., Matsliah, Arie, Sterling, Amy R., Yu, Szi-Chieh, McKellar, Claire E. and 276 more (2024). Whole-brain annotation and multi-connectome cell typing of Drosophila. Nature 634 (8032) 139-152. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-024-07686-5

Activity of nested neural circuits drives different courtship songs in Drosophila

Shiozaki, Hiroshi M., Wang, Kaiyu, Lillvis, Joshua L., Xu, Min, Dickson, Barry J., and Stern, David L. (2024). Activity of nested neural circuits drives different courtship songs in Drosophila. Nature Neuroscience 27 (10) 1954-1965. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41593-024-01738-9

Nested neural circuits generate distinct acoustic signals during Drosophila courtship

Lillvis, Joshua L., Wang, Kaiyu, Shiozaki, Hiroshi M., Xu, Min, Stern, David L., and Dickson, Barry J. (2024). Nested neural circuits generate distinct acoustic signals during Drosophila courtship. Current Biology 34 (4) 808-824.e6. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2024.01.015

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. https://doi.org/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. https://doi.org/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 and 7 more (2023). A searchable image resource of Drosophila GAL4-driver expression patterns with single neuron resolution. eLife 12 80660 1-20. https://doi.org/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 e81248 1-36. https://doi.org/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. https://doi.org/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. https://doi.org/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. https://doi.org/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 . https://doi.org/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. https://doi.org/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. https://doi.org/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. https://doi.org/10.7554/elife.54978

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. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-020-2055-9

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. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2020.07.083