The posterior parietal cortex (PPC) has an important role in many cognitive behaviours;
however, the neural circuit dynamics underlying PPC function are not well understood. Here we …

Transgenic mouse lines are invaluable tools for neuroscience but, as with any technique,
care must be taken to ensure that the tool itself does not unduly affect the system under study. …

The generation of acoustic communication signals is widespread across the animal kingdom
1 , 2 , and males of many species, including Drosophilidae, produce patterned courtship …

Background Drosophila melanogaster has served as a powerful model system for genetic
studies of courtship songs. To accelerate research on the genetic and neural mechanisms …

Diverse animal species, from insects to humans, utilize acoustic signals for communication.
Studies of the neural basis for song or speech production have focused almost exclusively …

Deciphering how brains generate behavior depends critically on an accurate description of
behavior. If distinct behaviors are lumped together, separate modes of brain activity can be …

Brains are optimized for processing ethologically relevant sensory signals. However, few
studies have characterized the neural coding mechanisms that underlie the transformation from …

Acoustic communication in drosophilid flies is based on the production and perception of
courtship songs, which facilitate mating. Despite decades of research on courtship songs and …

The brain can combine auditory and visual information to localize objects. However, the
cortical substrates underlying audiovisual integration remain uncertain. Here, we show that …

Highlights • Drosophila males produce complex courtship songs via sensorimotor integration.
• The neural pathways underlying male song patterning are being mapped. • Vision is a …