Search Results - "Samuel, Aravinthan D T"

Mechanical regulation of stem-cell differentiation by the stretch-activated Piezo channel by He, Li, Si, Guangwei, Huang, Jiuhong, Samuel, Aravinthan D. T., Perrimon, Norbert

“…Stem cells of the Drosophila midgut sense mechanical signals in vivo through the stretch-activated ion channel Piezo, which is expressed on previously…”
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Pan-neuronal imaging in roaming Caenorhabditis elegans by Venkatachalam, Vivek, Ji, Ni, Wang, Xian, Clark, Christopher, Mitchell, James Kameron, Klein, Mason, Tabone, Christopher J., Florman, Jeremy, Ji, Hongfei, Greenwood, Joel, Chisholm, Andrew D., Srinivasan, Jagan, Alkema, Mark, Zhen, Mei, Samuel, Aravinthan D. T.

“…We present an imaging system for pan-neuronal recording in crawling Caenorhabditis elegans. A spinning disk confocal microscope, modified for automated…”
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Two alternating motor programs drive navigation in Drosophila larva by Lahiri, Subhaneil, Shen, Konlin, Klein, Mason, Tang, Anji, Kane, Elizabeth, Gershow, Marc, Garrity, Paul, Samuel, Aravinthan D T

“…When placed on a temperature gradient, a Drosophila larva navigates away from excessive cold or heat by regulating the size, frequency, and direction of…”
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Sensory determinants of behavioral dynamics in Drosophila thermotaxis by Klein, Mason, Afonso, Bruno, Vonner, Ashley J, Hernandez-Nunez, Luis, Berck, Matthew, Tabone, Christopher J, Kane, Elizabeth A, Pieribone, Vincent A, Nitabach, Michael N, Cardona, Albert, Zlatic, Marta, Sprecher, Simon G, Gershow, Marc, Garrity, Paul A, Samuel, Aravinthan D T

“…Complex animal behaviors are built from dynamical relationships between sensory inputs, neuronal activity, and motor outputs in patterns with strategic value…”
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Monoaminergic orchestration of motor programs in a complex C. elegans behavior by Donnelly, Jamie L, Clark, Christopher M, Leifer, Andrew M, Pirri, Jennifer K, Haburcak, Marian, Francis, Michael M, Samuel, Aravinthan D T, Alkema, Mark J

“…Monoamines provide chemical codes of behavioral states. However, the neural mechanisms of monoaminergic orchestration of behavior are poorly understood. Touch…”
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Biomechanical analysis of gait adaptation in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans by Fang-Yen, Christopher, Wyart, Matthieu, Xie, Julie, Kawai, Risa, Kodger, Tom, Chen, Sway, Wen, Quan, Samuel, Aravinthan D. T., Peskin, Charles S.

“…To navigate different environments, an animal must be able to adapt its locomotory gait to its physical surroundings. The nematode Caenorhabditis elegans,…”
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Functional diversity among sensory receptors in a Drosophila olfactory circuit by Mathew, Dennis, Martelli, Carlotta, Kelley-Swift, Elizabeth, Brusalis, Christopher, Gershow, Marc, Samuel, Aravinthan D. T., Emonet, Thierry, Carlson, John R.

“…The ability of an animal to detect, discriminate, and respond to odors depends on the function of its olfactory receptor neurons (ORNs), which in turn depends…”
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Navigational Decision Making in Drosophila Thermotaxis by Luo, Linjiao, Gershow, Marc, Rosenzweig, Mark, Kang, KyeongJin, Fang-Yen, Christopher, Garrity, Paul A, Samuel, Aravinthan D. T

“…A mechanistic understanding of animal navigation requires quantitative assessment of the sensorimotor strategies used during navigation and quantitative…”
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The wiring diagram of a glomerular olfactory system by Berck, Matthew E, Khandelwal, Avinash, Claus, Lindsey, Hernandez-Nunez, Luis, Si, Guangwei, Tabone, Christopher J, Li, Feng, Truman, James W, Fetter, Rick D, Louis, Matthieu, Samuel, Aravinthan Dt, Cardona, Albert

“…The sense of smell enables animals to react to long-distance cues according to learned and innate valences. Here, we have mapped with electron microscopy the…”
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Dopamine signaling is essential for precise rates of locomotion by C. elegans by Omura, Daniel T, Clark, Damon A, Samuel, Aravinthan D T, Horvitz, H Robert

“…Dopamine is an important neuromodulator in both vertebrates and invertebrates. We have found that reduced dopamine signaling can cause a distinct abnormality…”
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The AFD Sensory Neurons Encode Multiple Functions Underlying Thermotactic Behavior in Caenorhabditis elegans by Clark, Damon A, Biron, David, Sengupta, Piali, Samuel, Aravinthan D. T

“…The thermotactic behaviors of Caenorhabditis elegans indicate that its thermosensory system exhibits exquisite temperature sensitivity, long-term plasticity,…”
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Two size-selective mechanisms specifically trap bacteria-sized food particles in Caenorhabditis elegans by Fang-Yen, Christopher, Avery, Leon, Samuel, Aravinthan D.T

“…Caenorhabditis elegans is a filter feeder: it draws bacteria suspended in liquid into its pharynx, traps the bacteria, and ejects the liquid. How pharyngeal…”
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An Olfactory Neuron Responds Stochastically to Temperature and Modulates Caenorhabditis elegans Thermotactic Behavior by Biron, David, Wasserman, Sara, Thomas, James H., Samuel, Aravinthan D. T., Sengupta, Piali

“…Caenorhabditis elegans navigates thermal gradients by using a behavioral strategy that is regulated by a memory of its cultivation temperature $(T_{{\rm c}})$…”
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C. elegans locomotion: small circuits, complex functions by Zhen, Mei, Samuel, Aravinthan DT

“…Highlights • The Caenorhabditis elegans motor circuit has a nearly complete connectome. • Neurogenetic studies are unveiling a rich and complex set of…”
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Probing and manipulating embryogenesis via nanoscale thermometry and temperature control by Choi, Joonhee, Zhou, Hengyun, Landig, Renate, Wu, Hai-Yin, Yu, Xiaofei, Von Stetina, Stephen E., Kucsko, Georg, Mango, Susan E., Needleman, Daniel J., Samuel, Aravinthan D. T., Maurer, Peter C., Park, Hongkun, Lukin, Mikhail D.

“…Understanding the coordination of cell-division timing is one of the outstanding questions in the field of developmental biology. One active control parameter…”
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Neural Circuits Mediate Electrosensory Behavior in Caenorhabditis elegans by Gabel, Christopher V, Gabel, Harrison, Pavlichin, Dmitri, Kao, Albert, Clark, Damon A, Samuel, Aravinthan D. T

“…The nematode Caenorhabditis elegans deliberately crawls toward the negative pole in an electric field. By quantifying the movements of individual worms…”
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Olfactory Behavior of Swimming C. elegans Analyzed by Measuring Motile Responses to Temporal Variations of Odorants by Luo, Linjiao, Gabel, Christopher V, Ha, Heon-Ick, Zhang, Yun, Samuel, Aravinthan D. T

“…1 Departments of Physics and 2 Organismic and Evolutionary Biology and 3 Center for Brain Science, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts Submitted 15…”
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Mechanosensation and mechanical load modulate the locomotory gait of swimming C. elegans by Korta, Jeremie, Clark, Damon A, Gabel, Christopher V, Mahadevan, L, Samuel, Aravinthan D T

“…Animals move through their environments by selecting gaits that are adapted to the physical nature of their surroundings. The nematode Caenorhabditis elegans…”
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Distinct cellular and molecular mechanisms mediate initial axon development and adult-stage axon regeneration in C. elegans by Gabel, Christopher V, Antoine, Faustine, Antonie, Faustine, Chuang, Chiou-Fen, Samuel, Aravinthan D T, Chang, Chieh

“…The molecular and cellular mechanisms that allow adult-stage neurons to regenerate following damage are poorly understood. Recently, axons of motoneurons and…”
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Temporal Activity Patterns in Thermosensory Neurons of Freely Moving Caenorhabditis elegans Encode Spatial Thermal Gradients by Clark, Damon A, Gabel, Christopher V, Gabel, Harrison, Samuel, Aravinthan D. T

“…Our understanding of the operation of neurons and neuronal circuits has come primarily from probing their activity in dissected, anesthetized, or restrained…”
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