Motor Behaviors

We are also interested in the generation of larval motor behaviors. Recording from motor neurons in the third instar larval brain allows one to measure output of the central pattern generator that underlies locomotion. Very little is known about the role of motor neurons in this circuit and how the behavior of this subpopulation of cells contributes to locomotion. Linking the activity of these neurons to simple crawling behavior or more complex roll over behaviors may help us define the circuits that drive locomotion (figure 1).

Additional behavior topics:

• Courtship conditioning
• Anatomical mapping of behavioral circuits
• Bidirectional modulation of behavior with CaMKII
• Dissection of the chemical cues underlying courtship learning
• Motor Behaviors

 

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