Pupal behavior emerges from unstructured muscle activity in response to neuromodulation in Drosophila

Identifying neural substrates of behavior requires defining actions in terms that map onto brain activity. Brain and muscle activity naturally correlate via the output of motor neurons, but apart from simple movements it has been difficult to define behavior in terms of muscle contractions. By mappi...

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Main Authors: Amicia D Elliott, Adama Berndt, Matthew Houpert, Snehashis Roy, Robert L Scott, Carson C Chow, Hari Shroff, Benjamin H White
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2021-07-01
Series:eLife
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Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/68656