sanderliessem.bsky.social

How does the brain control locomotion? In our new preprint, we uncover a brain circuit in Drosophila that controls forward walking independently of turning. This dedicated locomotor circuit enables flexible motor control and might reflect a shared principle across species. doi.org/10.64898/202...

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Wonderful team effort with @jan-ache.bsky.social, Fathima Iqbal, @sirinlieb.bsky.social, @merterginkaya.bsky.social, @sanderliessem.bsky.social, and others. Thanks to @erc.europa.eu #HorizonEurope #MSCA and @dfg.de for funding.

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Thanks @maxfarnworth.bsky.social ! :)

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Landing and takeoff sensorimotor pathways illustrated alongside fly drawings showing behavioral responses.

How do animals channel sensory information into motor pathways to generate flexible behavioral output? Excited to share a new preprint addressing this question by leveraging the new #maleCNS connectome, behavioral experiments, and in-vivo recordings: doi.org/10.64898/202.... A long🧵...

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