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Neuronal assemblies of the Drosophila mushroom body by Tanaka, Nobuaki K., Tanimoto, Hiromu, Ito, Kei

“…The mushroom body (MB) of the insect brain has important roles in odor learning and memory and in diverse other brain functions. To elucidate the anatomical…”
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Organization of antennal lobe-associated neurons in adult Drosophila melanogaster brain by Tanaka, Nobuaki K., Endo, Keita, Ito, Kei

“…The primary olfactory centers of both vertebrates and insects are characterized by glomerular structure. Each glomerulus receives sensory input from a specific…”
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Convergence of multimodal sensory pathways to the mushroom body calyx in Drosophila melanogaster by Yagi, Ryosuke, Mabuchi, Yuta, Mizunami, Makoto, Tanaka, Nobuaki K.

“…Detailed structural analyses of the mushroom body which plays critical roles in olfactory learning and memory revealed that it is directly connected with…”
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Three-dimensional brain atlas of pygmy squid, Idiosepius paradoxus, revealing the largest relative vertical lobe system volume among the cephalopods by Koizumi, Motoki, Shigeno, Shuichi, Mizunami, Makoto, Tanaka, Nobuaki K.

“…ABSTRACT Cephalopods have the largest and most complex nervous system of all invertebrates, and the brain‐to‐body weight ratio exceeds those of most fish and…”
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Dye fills reveal additional olfactory tracts in the protocerebrum of wild-type Drosophila by Tanaka, Nobuaki K., Suzuki, Emiko, Dye, Louis, Ejima, Aki, Stopfer, Mark

“…The antennal lobe (AL) is the primary olfactory center in insect brains. It receives sensory input from the olfactory sensory neurons (OSNs) and sends, through…”
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The role of PDF neurons in setting the preferred temperature before dawn in Drosophila by Tang, Xin, Roessingh, Sanne, Hayley, Sean E, Chu, Michelle L, Tanaka, Nobuaki K, Wolfgang, Werner, Song, Seongho, Stanewsky, Ralf, Hamada, Fumika N

“…Animals have sophisticated homeostatic controls. While mammalian body temperature fluctuates throughout the day, small ectotherms, such as achieve a body…”
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Integration of Chemosensory Pathways in the Drosophila Second-Order Olfactory Centers by Tanaka, Nobuaki K, Awasaki, Takeshi, Shimada, Takashi, Ito, Kei

“…Background: Behavioral responses to odorants require neurons of the higher olfactory centers to integrate signals detected by different chemosensory neurons…”
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Upregulation of Juvenile Hormone Titers in Female Drosophila melanogaster Through Mating Experiences and Host Food Occupied by Eggs and Larvae by Sugime, Yasuhiro, Watanabe, Dai, Yasuno, Yoko, Shinada, Tetsuro, Miura, Toru, Tanaka, Nobuaki K

“…Juvenile hormone (JH) plays a crucial role in the determination of developmental timing in insects. In Drosophila melanogaster, reports indicate that JH titers…”
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Developmentally programmed remodeling of the Drosophila olfactory circuit by Marin, Elizabeth C, Watts, Ryan J, Tanaka, Nobuaki K, Ito, Kei, Luo, Liqun

“…Neural circuits are often remodeled after initial connections are established. The mechanisms by which remodeling occurs, in particular whether and how…”
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Nonsynaptic Transmission Mediates Light Context-Dependent Odor Responses in Drosophila melanogaster by Ikeda, Kazuaki, Kataoka, Masaki, Tanaka, Nobuaki K

“…Recent connectome analyses of the entire synaptic circuit in the nervous system have provided tremendous insights into how neural processing occurs through the…”
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Roles for Drosophila Mushroom Body Neurons in Olfactory Learning and Memory by Zong, Lin, Tanaka, Nobuaki K, Ito, Kei, Davis, Ronald L, Akalal, David-Benjamin G, Wilson, Curtis F

“…Olfactory learning assays in Drosophila have revealed that distinct brain structures known as mushroom bodies (MBs) are critical for the associative learning…”
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Developmental origin of wiring specificity in the olfactory system of Drosophila by Jefferis, Gregory S X E, Vyas, Raj M, Berdnik, Daniela, Ramaekers, Ariane, Stocker, Reinhard F, Tanaka, Nobuaki K, Ito, Kei, Luo, Liqun

“…In both insects and mammals, olfactory receptor neurons (ORNs) expressing specific olfactory receptors converge their axons onto specific glomeruli, creating a…”
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Chlorophyll a oxygenase (CAO) is involved in chlorophyll b formation from chlorophyll a by Tanaka, A. (Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan.), Ito, H, Tanaka, R, Tanaka, N.K, Yoshida, K, Okada, K

“…Chlorophyll b is an ubiquitous accessory pigment in land plants, green algae, and prochlorophytes. Its biosynthesis plays a key role in the adaptation to…”
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Stereotypic and random patterns of connectivity in the larval mushroom body calyx of Drosophila by Masuda-Nakagawa, L.M, Tanaka, N.K, O'Kane, C.J

“…The larval brain of Drosophila is a useful model to study olfactory processing because of its cellular simplicity. The early stages of central olfactory…”
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Dual-labeling method for electron microscopy to characterize synaptic connectivity using genetically encoded fluorescent reporters in Drosophila by Tanaka, Nobuaki K., Dye, Louis, Stopfer, Mark

“…Light and electron microscopy (LM and EM) both offer important advantages for characterizing neuronal circuitry in intact brains: LM can reveal the general…”
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A Sexually Dimorphic Olfactory Neuron Mediates Fixed Action Transition during Courtship Ritual in Drosophila melanogaster by Tanaka, Nobuaki K, Hirao, Takashi, Chida, Hikaru, Ejima, Aki

“…Animals perform a series of actions in a fixed order during ritualistic innate behaviors. Although command neurons and sensory pathways responding to external…”
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The color pattern inducing gene wingless is expressed in specific cell types of campaniform sensilla of a polka-dotted fruit fly, Drosophila guttifera by Koseki, Masato, Tanaka, Nobuaki K., Koshikawa, Shigeyuki

“…A polka-dotted fruit fly, Drosophila guttifera , has a unique pigmentation pattern on its wings and is used as a model for evo-devo studies exploring the…”
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Calcium imaging method to visualize the spatial patterns of neural responses in the pygmy squid, Idiosepius paradoxus, central nervous system by Koizumi, Motoki, Shigeno, Shuichi, Mizunami, Makoto, Tanaka, Nobuaki K.

“…•We have developed a calcium imaging method to record the neural responses from the cephalopod.•Cal-520 revealed a spatiotemporal pattern of neural responses…”
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Odor-Evoked Neural Oscillations in Drosophila Are Mediated by Widely Branching Interneurons by Tanaka, Nobuaki K, Ito, Kei, Stopfer, Mark

“…Stimulus-evoked oscillatory synchronization of neurons has been observed in a wide range of species. Here, we combined genetic strategies with paired…”
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Activity-Dependent Plasticity in an Olfactory Circuit by Sachse, Silke, Rueckert, Erroll, Keller, Andreas, Okada, Ryuichi, Tanaka, Nobuaki K., Ito, Kei, Vosshall, Leslie B.

“…Olfactory sensory neurons (OSNs) form synapses with local interneurons and second-order projection neurons to form stereotyped olfactory glomeruli. This…”
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