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SUMMARY:BMI Seminar // Julie Simpson: Mapping neural circuits for fly groo
 ming as a model motor sequence
DTSTART:20240405T110000
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DESCRIPTION:Julie Simpson\, UC Santa Barbara\, California\, USA\nHow the n
 ervous system coordinates complex behaviors remains a puzzle. Grooming beh
 avior in the fruit fly Drosophila is a sequence composed of leg movements
  targeted to clean different body parts. Grooming is initiated by sensory 
 cues and executed by motor circuits. There is an anterior to posterior pro
 gression based on a suppression hierarchy.  The wealth of genetic tools a
 nd anatomical resources make this behavior a powerful experimental model 
 system to explore how innate\, rhythmic\, but flexible sequences are contr
 olled by neural architecture we may share. I will present new work from m
 y lab at UCSB starting from command-like neurons to uncover principles tha
 t organize this behavior as well as the circuits that implement them. I w
 ill briefly explain how forays into the connectome motivate my sabbatical 
 project to design new genetic reagents to access neurons of interest. I 
 look forward to discussion and feedback.\n 
LOCATION:SV 2615 https://plan.epfl.ch/?room==SV%202615
STATUS:CONFIRMED
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