Ryosuke Tanaka, MS
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Research
Publications
2026
Plastic landmark anchoring in zebrafish compass neurons
Tanaka R, Portugues R. Plastic landmark anchoring in zebrafish compass neurons. Nature 2026, 650: 673-680. PMID: 41501455, PMCID: PMC12916487, DOI: 10.1038/s41586-025-09888-x.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2025
Visual circuitry for distance estimation in Drosophila
Shomar J, Wu E, Au B, Maier K, Zhou B, Matos N, Sager G, Santana G, Tanaka R, Gish C, Clark D. Visual circuitry for distance estimation in Drosophila. Current Biology 2025, 35: 5136-5149.e8. PMID: 41015039, PMCID: PMC12652897, DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2025.09.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMotion parallaxDistance estimationFeature-detecting neuronsTwo-dimensional retinal imagesNeural signalsDrosophila visual systemHigh-throughput behavioral assayBackground motionVisual distanceFeature-selective neuronsMotion detectorsThree-dimensional structureVisual systemBinocular disparityBehavioral roleRetinal imagesClasses of neuronsVisual neuronsRelative distanceNeural propertiesVisual cuesIn vivo two-photon microscopyDistance-dependent behaviorConsistent with relianceBehavioral assaysAlgorithmic dissection of optic flow memory in larval zebrafish
Tanaka R, Portugues R. Algorithmic dissection of optic flow memory in larval zebrafish. Current Biology 2025, 35: 4870-4881.e4. PMID: 40961930, DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2025.08.047.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOn analogies in vertebrate and insect visual systems
Tanaka R, Portugues R. On analogies in vertebrate and insect visual systems. Nature Reviews Neuroscience 2025, 26: 456-475. PMID: 40410391, DOI: 10.1038/s41583-025-00932-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenetically tractable model organismEvolutionary distanceDistant taxaDrosophila melanogasterEvolutionary constraintsModel organismsVertebratesTaxaTransgenic approachesInsectsDanio rerioLarval zebrafishSmall brainsInsect visionFruitflyRamon y CajalVisual system anatomyZebrafishPeripheral layerLarvalPathwayDanioRerio
2022
Identifying Inputs to Visual Projection Neurons in Drosophila Lobula by Analyzing Connectomic Data
Tanaka R, Clark DA. Identifying Inputs to Visual Projection Neurons in Drosophila Lobula by Analyzing Connectomic Data. ENeuro 2022, 9: eneuro.0053-22.2022. PMID: 35410869, PMCID: PMC9034759, DOI: 10.1523/eneuro.0053-22.2022.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
Mechanism for analogous illusory motion perception in flies and humans
Agrochao M, Tanaka R, Salazar-Gatzimas E, Clark DA. Mechanism for analogous illusory motion perception in flies and humans. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2020, 117: 23044-23053. PMID: 32839324, PMCID: PMC7502748, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2002937117.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchObject-Displacement-Sensitive Visual Neurons Drive Freezing in Drosophila
Tanaka R, Clark DA. Object-Displacement-Sensitive Visual Neurons Drive Freezing in Drosophila. Current Biology 2020, 30: 2532-2550.e8. PMID: 32442466, PMCID: PMC8716191, DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2020.04.068.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
A flexible geometry for panoramic visual and optogenetic stimulation during behavior and physiology
Creamer MS, Mano O, Tanaka R, Clark DA. A flexible geometry for panoramic visual and optogenetic stimulation during behavior and physiology. Journal Of Neuroscience Methods 2019, 323: 48-55. PMID: 31103713, PMCID: PMC6708602, DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2019.05.005.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
Passage of Time Judgments Is Relative to Temporal Expectation
Tanaka R, Yotsumoto Y. Passage of Time Judgments Is Relative to Temporal Expectation. Frontiers In Psychology 2017, 8: 187. PMID: 28261128, PMCID: PMC5306205, DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00187.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
Networks extending across dorsal and ventral visual pathways correlate with trajectory perception
Tanaka R, Yotsumoto Y. Networks extending across dorsal and ventral visual pathways correlate with trajectory perception. Journal Of Vision 2016, 16: 21-21. PMID: 27128324, DOI: 10.1167/16.6.21.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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Quantitative Biology Institute
Lab
Yale Science Building
260 Whitney Avenue, Rm C155
New Haven, CT 06511