Area of research
Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience · Genetics
Research interest
Research interests include Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research, Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior, Animal Behavior and Reproduction, and Bipolar Disorder and Treatment.
Molecular gradients shape synaptic specificity of a visuomotor transformation
The influence of depressive and manic symptoms on suicidal ideation in mixed mood states
The Influence of Depressive and Manic Symptoms on Suicidal Ideation in Mixed Mood States
A visual pathway for skylight polarization processing in Drosophila
Non-canonical Receptive Field Properties and Neuromodulation of Feature-Detecting Neurons in Flies
Inhibitory Interactions and Columnar Inputs to an Object Motion Detector in Drosophila
Cell-type-Specific Patterned Stimulus-Independent Neuronal Activity in the Drosophila Visual System during Synapse Formation
Olfactory and Neuromodulatory Signals Reverse Visual Object Avoidance to Approach in Drosophila
Visual Input to the Drosophila Central Complex by Developmentally and Functionally Distinct Neuronal Populations
Object-Detecting Neurons in Drosophila
Drosophila Spatiotemporally Integrates Visual Signals to Control Saccades
Balancing the Promise and Risks of Ketamine Treatment for Mood Disorders
Neurons Forming Optic Glomeruli Compute Figure–Ground Discriminations in<i>Drosophila</i>
Olfactory Neuromodulation of Motion Vision Circuitry in Drosophila
Elementary motion detectors
Group Behavior: Social Context Modulates Behavioral Responses to Sensory Stimuli
Drosophila Tracks Carbon Dioxide in Flight
Figure-ground discrimination behavior in <i>Drosophila</i>. I. Spatial organization of wing steering responses
Higher-Order Figure Discrimination in Fly and Human Vision
Figure Tracking by Flies Is Supported by Parallel Visual Streams
Flies dynamically anti-track, rather than ballistically escape, aversive odor during flight
2019 Neuroethology Gordon Research Conference and Gordon Research Seminar, July 28-August 2, 2019; Mount Snow, West Dover, Vermont
Neural Mechanisms of Cross-modal Integration in the Fruit Fly
Cross-Modal Sensory Fusion for Flight Control in Drosophila