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Recovery from cold-induced reproductive dormancy is regulated by temperature-dependent AstC signaling by Meiselman, Matthew R., Alpert, Michael H., Cui, Xinyue, Shea, Jamien, Gregg, Ian, Gallio, Marco, Yapici, Nilay

“…Animals have evolved a variety of behaviors to cope with adverse environmental conditions. Similar to other insects, the fly, Drosophila melanogaster, responds…”
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A Circuit Encoding Absolute Cold Temperature in Drosophila by Alpert, Michael H., Frank, Dominic D., Kaspi, Evan, Flourakis, Matthieu, Zaharieva, Emanuela E., Allada, Ravi, Para, Alessia, Gallio, Marco

“…Animals react to environmental changes over timescales ranging from seconds to days and weeks. An important question is how sensory stimuli are parsed into…”
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A descending dopamine pathway conserved from basal vertebrates to mammals by Ryczko, Dimitri, Cone, Jackson J., Alpert, Michael H., Goetz, Laurent, Auclair, François, Dubé, Catherine, Parent, Martin, Roitman, Mitchell F., Alford, Simon, Dubuc, Réjean

“…Dopamine neurons are classically known to modulate locomotion indirectly through ascending projections to the basal ganglia that project down to brainstem…”
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Rapid threat assessment in the Drosophila thermosensory system by Jouandet, Genevieve C., Alpert, Michael H., Simões, José Miguel, Suhendra, Richard, Frank, Dominic D., Levy, Joshua I., Para, Alessia, Kath, William L., Gallio, Marco

“…Neurons that participate in sensory processing often display “ON” responses, i.e., fire transiently at the onset of a stimulus. ON transients are widespread,…”
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Robustness and plasticity in Drosophila heat avoidance by Simões, José Miguel, Levy, Joshua I., Zaharieva, Emanuela E., Vinson, Leah T., Zhao, Peixiong, Alpert, Michael H., Kath, William L., Para, Alessia, Gallio, Marco

“…Simple innate behavior is often described as hard-wired and largely inflexible. Here, we show that the avoidance of hot temperature, a simple innate behavior,…”
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Forebrain dopamine neurons project down to a brainstem region controlling locomotion by Ryczko, Dimitri, Grätsch, Swantje, Auclair, François, Dubé, Catherine, Bergeron, Saskia, Alpert, Michael H., Cone, Jackson J., Roitman, Mitchell F., Alford, Simon, Dubuc, Réjean

“…The contribution of dopamine (DA) to locomotor control is traditionally attributed to ascending dopaminergic projections from the substantia nigra pars…”
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Synaptic NMDA receptor-dependent Ca²⁺ entry drives membrane potential and Ca²⁺ oscillations in spinal ventral horn neurons by Alpert, Michael H, Alford, Simon

“…During vertebrate locomotion, spinal neurons act as oscillators when initiated by glutamate release from descending systems. Activation of NMDA receptors…”
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Sensory biology: The bitter aftertaste by Lee, Hojoon, Alpert, Michael H, Gallio, Marco

“…Bitter taste signals a potentially toxic food that should be avoided. A new study shows that taste neurons in Drosophila produce distinct responses after a…”
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A thermometer circuit for hot temperature adjusts Drosophila behavior to persistent heat by Alpert, Michael H., Gil, Hamin, Para, Alessia, Gallio, Marco

“…Small poikilotherms such as the fruit fly Drosophila depend on absolute temperature measurements to identify external conditions that are above (hot) or below…”
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Dynamic labelling of neural connections in multiple colours by trans-synaptic fluorescence complementation by Macpherson, Lindsey J., Zaharieva, Emanuela E., Kearney, Patrick J., Alpert, Michael H., Lin, Tzu-Yang, Turan, Zeynep, Lee, Chi-Hon, Gallio, Marco

“…Determining the pattern of activity of individual connections within a neural circuit could provide insights into the computational processes that underlie…”
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Descending Dopaminergic Inputs to Reticulospinal Neurons Promote Locomotor Movements by Ryczko, Dimitri, Grätsch, Swantje, Alpert, Michael H, Cone, Jackson J, Kasemir, Jacquelin, Ruthe, Angelina, Beauséjour, Philippe-Antoine, Auclair, François, Roitman, Mitchell F, Alford, Simon, Dubuc, Réjean

“…Meso-diencephalic dopaminergic neurons are known to modulate locomotor behaviors through their ascending projections to the basal ganglia, which in turn…”
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Differential regulation of synaptic transmission by pre- and postsynaptic SK channels in the spinal locomotor network by Nanou, Evanthia, Alpert, Michael H, Alford, Simon, El Manira, Abdeljabbar

“…The generation of activity in the central nervous system requires precise tuning of cellular properties and synaptic transmission. Neural networks in the…”
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A synaptic mechanism for network synchrony by Alford, Simon T, Alpert, Michael H

“…Within neural networks, synchronization of activity is dependent upon the synaptic connectivity of embedded microcircuits and the intrinsic membrane properties…”
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Nitric oxide modulation of the electrically excitable skin of Xenopus laevis frog tadpoles by Alpert, Michael H, Zhang, Hongyan, Molinari, Micol, Heitler, William J, Sillar, Keith T

“…Nitric oxide (NO) is a highly diffusible signalling molecule with widespread effects on the integrative electrical properties of a variety of neuronal and…”
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Calcium-dependent Dendritic Signaling Properties in Lamprey Spinal Neurons During Locomotion by Alpert, Michael H

“…A study was carried out to examine the electrical properties of spinal ventral horn neurons of the lamprey. These neurons generate rhythmic electrical activity…”
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