The functional organization of descending sensory-motor pathways in Drosophila

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 locomotion and other behaviors. Individual DNs have been well-studied in species from insects to primates, but little is known about overall connec...

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Main Authors: Shigehiro Namiki, Michael H Dickinson, Allan M Wong, Wyatt Korff, Gwyneth M Card
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2018-06-01
Series:eLife
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Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/34272