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Role of the subesophageal zone in sensorimotor control of orientation in Drosophila larva.
Current biology : CB - 1 Jun 2015
Tastekin Ibrahim, Riedl Julia, Schilling-Kurz Verena, Gomez-Marin Alex, Truman James W, Louis Matthieu
Abstract excerpt
Chemotaxis is a powerful paradigm to investigate how nervous systems represent and integrate changes in sensory signals to direct navigational decisions. In the Drosophila melanogaster larva, chemotaxis mainly consists of an alternation of distinct behavioral modes: runs and directed turns. During locomotion, turns are triggered by the integration of temporal changes in the intensity of the stimulus. Upon...
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