2016
Presynaptic GABA Receptors Mediate Temporal Contrast Enhancement in Drosophila Olfactory Sensory Neurons and Modulate Odor-Driven Behavioral Kinetics
Raccuglia D, McCurdy LY, Demir M, Gorur-Shandilya S, Kunst M, Emonet T, Nitabach MN. Presynaptic GABA Receptors Mediate Temporal Contrast Enhancement in Drosophila Olfactory Sensory Neurons and Modulate Odor-Driven Behavioral Kinetics. ENeuro 2016, 3: eneuro.0080-16.2016. PMID: 27588305, PMCID: PMC4994068, DOI: 10.1523/eneuro.0080-16.2016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOlfactory sensory neuronsPeripheral responsesGABA receptorsSensory neuronsContrast enhancementOSN axon terminalsInhibitory GABA receptorsPresynaptic GABAAxon terminalsDrosophila olfactory sensory neuronsPresynaptic terminalsNervous systemAuditory stimuliTemporal edgeOlfactory systemTime courseNeuronsInnate behavioral responsesReceptorsOptical electrophysiologyTemporal contrast enhancementBehavioral responsesLateral inhibitionResponseGABA
2014
Sensory determinants of behavioral dynamics in Drosophila thermotaxis
Klein M, Afonso B, Vonner AJ, Hernandez-Nunez L, Berck M, Tabone CJ, Kane EA, Pieribone VA, Nitabach MN, Cardona A, Zlatic M, Sprecher SG, Gershow M, Garrity PA, Samuel AD. Sensory determinants of behavioral dynamics in Drosophila thermotaxis. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2014, 112: e220-e229. PMID: 25550513, PMCID: PMC4299240, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1416212112.Peer-Reviewed Original Research