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. 2018 Dec 19;100(6):1275-1277.
doi: 10.1016/j.neuron.2018.12.007.

How to Build a Behavior

Gordon J Berman  1
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How to Build a Behavior

Gordon J Berman. Neuron. .

Abstract

How are complicated behavioral sequences executed? In this issue of Neuron, Duistermars et al. (2018) deconstruct neural control schemes underlying threats in flies, finding a small collection of neurons in which varying levels of activation lead to the performance of different movements.

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Figure 1. Behavioral Modularity Is Generated through Continuous Changes in Neural Activity
Low-intensity optogenetic activation reproduced results seen in the thermogenetic experiments, with no threats present in absence of a dummy. As the stimulation frequency was increased, the fly performed a wider array of threat display components, starting at turns and charges at low frequencies (~5 Hz) and including wing elevations and pumps as well at higher frequencies (~20 Hz).
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