Central neural circuitry mediating courtship song perception in male Drosophila

Animals use acoustic signals across a variety of social behaviors, particularly courtship. In Drosophila, song is detected by antennal mechanosensory neurons and further processed by second-order aPN1/aLN(al) neurons. However, little is known about the central pathways mediating courtship hearing. I...

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Main Authors: Chuan Zhou, Romain Franconville, Alexander G Vaughan, Carmen C Robinett, Vivek Jayaraman, Bruce S Baker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2015-09-01
Series:eLife
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Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/08477