These are the papers we have discussed during lab Journal Clubs or during Neurobiology classes.
11 March 2025 - Inhibitory responses to retinohypothalamic tract stimulation in the circadian clock of the diurnal rodent Rhabdomys pumilio. Schoonderwoerd et al. FASEB Journal (2022). https://doi.org/10.1096/fj.202200477R - A paper by the Meijer Lab at Leiden University, Leiden, NE.
25 February 2025 - Dopamine-mediated formation of a memory module in the nucleus accumbens for goal-directed navigation. Jung et al. Nature Neuroscience (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41593-024-01770-9 - A paper by the Kwon Lab at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, USA.
05 November 2024 - Induction of flight via midbrain projections to the cuneiform nucleus. Tsang et al. PLOS One (2023). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0281464 - A paper by the Gross Lab at EMBL Rome, Italy.
22 October 2024 - GABAergic Retinal Ganglion Cells Projecting to the Superior Colliculus Mediate the Looming-Evoked Flight Response. Yuan et al. Neuroscience Bulletin (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12264-024-01295-y A paper by the Shen Lab at Wuhan University, China.
16 July 2024 - A pupillary contrast response in mice and humans: Neural mechanisms and visual functions. Fitzpatrick et al. Neuron (2024). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuron.2024.04.012 A paper by the Kerschensteiner Lab at WUSTL, St. Louis, USA.
07 May 2024 - Divergent outputs of the ventral lateral geniculate nucleus mediate visually evoked defensive behaviors. Salay & Huberman. Cell Reports (2021). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.celrep.2021.109792. A paper by the Huberman Lab at Stanford, USA.
16 April 2024 - Prefrontal control of superior colliculus modulates innate escape behavior following adversity. Ritter et al. Nature Communications (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-46460-z A paper by the Klavir lab at the IBBRC, Haifa, Israel.
12 March 2024 - Cellular prion protein modulates defensive attention and innate fear-induced behaviour evoked in transgenic mice submitted to an agonistic encounter with the tropical coral snake Oxyrhopus guibei. Lobão-Soares et al. Behavioural Brain Research (2008). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbr.2008.06.006 A paper by the Cysne Coimbra Lab at the University of São Paulo, Brazil.
16 January 2024 - Tonically active GABAergic neurons in the dorsal periaqueductal gray control instinctive escape in mice. Stempel et al. Current Biology (2024) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2024.05.068 We discussed the bioRxiv version https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.11.03.565561v2 A paper by the Stempel Lab, MPI Frankfurt, Germany, and the Branco Lab, UCL, London, UK.
Numerical discrimination in Drosophila melanogaster. Bengochea et al. Cell Reports (2023). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.celrep.2023.112772 - A paper by the Hassan Lab at ICM Paris, FR.
Mutual visual signalling between the cleaner shrimp Ancylomenes pedersoni and its client fish. Caves et al. Proceedings by the Royal Society B (2018). http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2018.0800 A paper by the Johnsen Lab at Duke University, Durham, USA.
A neuronal mechanism controlling the choice between feeding and sexual behaviors in Drosophila. Cheriyamkunnel et al. Current Biology (2021). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2021.07.029 A paper by the Rezaval Lab at the University of Birmingham, UK.
An intrinsic oscillator underlies visual navigation in ants. Clement et al. Current Biology (2023). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2022.11.059 A paper by the Wystrach Lab at the University Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, FR.
Mosquitoes integrate visual and acoustic cues to mediate conspecific interactions in swarms. Gupta et al. Current Biology (2024). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2024.07.043 A paper by the Riffell Lab at the University of Montpellier, FR.
Defined Cell Types in Superior Colliculus Make Distinct Contributions to Prey Capture Behavior in the Mouse. Hoy et al. Current Biology (2019). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2019.10.017 A paper by the Hoy Lab at the University of Nevada, Reno, USA, and the Niell Lab at the University of Oregon, Eugene, USA.
Predation risk modifies behaviour by shaping the response of identified brain neurons. Magani et al. Journal of Experimental Biology (2016). https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.136903 A paper by the Tomsic Lab at the University of Buenos Aires, ARG.
Evolution and Genetics of Precocious Burrowing Behavior in Peromyscus Mice. Metz et al. Current Biology (2017). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2017.10.061. A paper by the Hoekstra Lab at Harvard, Cambridge, USA.
Neural signatures of natural behaviour in socializing macaques. Testard et al. Nature (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-024-07178-6 . A paper by the Kording and the Platt Lab at University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA.