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    Neurons Specify Goal-Directed Navigation Behaviors

    Authors
    Andrew M. M. Matheson
    Aaron J. Lanz
    Ashley M. Medina
    Al M. Licata
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    Description

    Animals frequently combine odor cues about source identity with wind direction cues about source location to navigate towards a food source. However, where and how these two cues are integrated to support navigation remains unknown. This study described a pathway to the Drosophila fan-shaped body that encodes attractive odor and promotes upwind navigation. Behavioral experiments were performed in a...

    Subject
    Neuroscience
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