Active antennal movements in Drosophila can tune wind encoding.

ABSTRACT: Insects use their antennae to smell odors,^1,2 detect auditory cues,^3,4 and sense mechanosensory stimuli such as wind⁵ and objects,^6,7,8 frequently by combining sensory processing with active movements. Genetic access to antennal motor systems would therefore provide a powerful tool for dissecting the circuit mechanisms underlying active sensing, but little is known about how the most genetically tractable insect, Drosophila melanogaster, moves its antennae. Here, we use deep learning to measure how tethered Drosophila move their antennae in the presence of sensory stimuli and identify genetic reagents for controlling antennal movement. We find that flies perfo

SUBMITTER: Suver MP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9992063 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature