2021
Food odors decrease longevity via a brain–gut axis
Price K, Nitabach M. Food odors decrease longevity via a brain–gut axis. Nature Aging 2021, 1: 237-238. PMID: 37118407, DOI: 10.1038/s43587-021-00047-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrain-gut axisNeural circuitsNorepinephrineFood odorsAMPKαInvertebrate homologsMammalian cellsIntestine
2013
Genetically Targeted Optical Electrophysiology in Intact Neural Circuits
Cao G, Platisa J, Pieribone VA, Raccuglia D, Kunst M, Nitabach MN. Genetically Targeted Optical Electrophysiology in Intact Neural Circuits. Cell 2013, 154: 904-913. PMID: 23932121, PMCID: PMC3874294, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2013.07.027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntact neural circuitsNeural circuitsIntact brain tissueMembrane potentialNeuronal information processingNervous systemAction potentialsBrain tissueNeuronsStudy of intracellularElectrical activityKey cellular parametersMultiple neuronsElectrical eventsSubthreshold eventsNeurite branchesOptical electrophysiologyReliable recordingCellular parametersVoltage indicatorsFluorescent voltage indicatorsBrain
2012
Peptide Neuromodulation in Invertebrate Model Systems
Taghert PH, Nitabach MN. Peptide Neuromodulation in Invertebrate Model Systems. Neuron 2012, 76: 82-97. PMID: 23040808, PMCID: PMC3466441, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2012.08.035.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInvertebrate model systemsGenetic model organism Drosophila melanogasterModel organism Drosophila melanogasterAdaptive animal behaviourModel systemCaenorhabditis elegansDrosophila melanogasterPhysiological processesReproductive behaviorSophisticated behavioral paradigmsPhysiological approachAnimal behaviorCircadian rhythmNeuropeptide modulationMelanogasterElegansInsectsNeural circuitsCircuit functionCrustaceansNematodesMollusksPeptide neuromodulationCentral pattern generationNeuropeptides