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A neurodevelopmental origin of behavioral individuality in the Drosophila visual system.
Science (New York, N.Y.) - 6 Mar 2020
Linneweber Gerit Arne, Andriatsilavo Maheva, Dutta Suchetana Bias, Bengochea Mercedes, Hellbruegge Liz, Liu Guangda, Ejsmont Radoslaw K, Straw Andrew D, Wernet Mathias, Hiesinger Peter Robin, Hassan Bassem A
Abstract excerpt
The genome versus experience dichotomy has dominated understanding of behavioral individuality. By contrast, the role of nonheritable noise during brain development in behavioral variation is understudied. Using Drosophila melanogaster, we demonstrate a link between stochastic variation in brain wiring and behavioral individuality. A visual system circuit called the dorsal cluster neurons (DCN) shows...
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