Neuropeptide Bursicon and its receptor CcBurs-R play a critical role in regulating the transition from summer-form to winter-form in the pear psylla Cacopsylla chinensis by affecting cuticle content and thickness.
Neuroestrogens, brain-derived estrogens, are essential for the development of male-typical mating and aggressive behaviors in medaka fish by potentiating androgen receptor signaling in behaviorally relevant brain regions.
The authors have developed highly efficient conditional gene manipulation systems, including GFP-RNAi/Flp-out and CRISPR/Cas9-based approaches, to target all chemical transmission (chemoconnectome, CCT) genes in Drosophila. These tools enable detailed dissection of neural circuits underlying specific behaviors.
Pathogenic protein aggregates, such as those found in Huntington's disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, disrupt clathrin-mediated endocytosis and actin dynamics, leading to altered cellular mechanics that contribute to neurodegeneration.
The author explores the neural signatures of natural behavior in socially interacting macaques, highlighting the importance of studying primate behavior in more natural settings to understand their social dynamics.
The author explains the role of the suprachiasmatic nucleus in regulating circadian rhythms and emphasizes its importance for sleep quality and overall well-being.
The author introduces an unsupervised approach to learning dynamic affinities between neurons in live animals, revealing communities forming among neurons at different times. The method predicts causal interactions between neurons to generate behavior.