Predicting Behavioral Dynamics in Drosophila Using Algorithms
- Description
The algorithms used by the nervous system to integrate synergistic and conflicting stimuli across modalities are still under investigation. This study developed a closed-loop orienting paradigm in Drosophila to study the algorithms by which cues from two modalities are integrated during ongoing behavior. In the study, all experiments were performed on adult female flies three to five days after hatching. The dataset includes behavioral data. The data indicates that when presented simultaneously with an attractive visual stripe and aversive wind cue, flies exhibit two behaviors. Using these two behaviors, they developed a model in which signals each modality are filtered in space and time to generate turn commands, then summed to produce ongoing orienting behavior.
Access
- Restrictions
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Free to All
- Instructions
- Datasets generated during this project are available on Dryad, and custom code and plans used to run behavior experiments are available on Github.
- Grant Support
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McKnight Scholar Award/McKnight FoundationAlfred P. Sloan Foundation/Alfred P. Sloan Foundation1555933/NSFKlingenstein-Simons Foundation/Klingenstein-Simons Foundation